Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	47.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '21 at 22:06
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 149 2-Core 296 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 808 82% 664 Pts	64-Core 809 50% 809 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6600-XT-$334 21,558 User benchmarks, average bench 107% Sapphire(1DA2 E448) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.8.2 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	107% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 139 Parallax 230 97% 163 fps	MRender 221 Gravity 118 Splatting 151 131% 163 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 299GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 436 457 459 459 450 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 168 Write 101 Mixed 85.9 SusWrite 441 45% 199 MB/s	4K Read 14.5 4K Write 19 4K Mixed 9.7 44% 14.4 MB/s	DQ Read 13.9 DQ Write 15.3 DQ Mixed 14.1 11% 14.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 102%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 36GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 64 56 34 70 37 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 486 Write 360 Mixed 105 SusWrite 80.3 57% 258 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 76.1 4K Mixed 36.9 138% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 303 DQ Write 95.1 DQ Mixed 112 105% 170 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 82%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E680 500GB 66,048 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 110GB free Firmware: GG2OAF10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 84 84 85 85 85 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 64.7 Write 60.3 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 84.2 43% 59.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 58%
APPLE SD Card Reader 128GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 25GB free, PID 8409 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 23 27 24 25 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	23.6% Poor	Read 40.4 Write 33.2 Mixed 18.7 SusWrite 24.9 38% 29.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 4.2 286% 4.43 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 23.6% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x4GB 397 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 33.1 108% 37.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 44.5 SC Mixed 32.7 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 54.2 74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 75: 9R 6G 12B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
75%	35%	77	323	258	165	24.5"	1920 1080	AUS25A4 VG258

History: Score 44: 5R 3G 10B | Score 75: 9R 6G 12B

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 72%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	4,618x
Core i5-6600KIntel $59Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	854x
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	609x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,002x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	902x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	477x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $88Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	444x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	182x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	352x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	259x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	138x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $701

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Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $149
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $245	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $359