Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	58.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	128% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '24 at 00:52
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Memory 89.2 1-Core 99.9 2-Core 191 74% 127 Pts	4-Core 347 8-Core 510 54% 429 Pts	64-Core 504 31% 504 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 551.76 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Lighting 73.5 Reflection 74.6 Parallax 69.2 60% 72.4 fps	MRender 66.3 Gravity 71 Splatting 67.2 56% 68.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston OM3PDP3512B-A01 512GB 63 User benchmarks, average bench 142% 381GB free (System drive) Firmware: EDFK0S03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 578 577 572 510 293 298 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 570 Write 587 Mixed 574 SusWrite 471 124% 551 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 85.6 4K Mixed 50.3 165% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 679 DQ Write 444 DQ Mixed 540 409% 554 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 196%
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB 30,264 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 342GB free Firmware: HPS1104J SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 255 153 54 55 46 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Read 334 Write 336 Mixed 292 SusWrite 150 62% 278 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 55.5 4K Mixed 10.9 87% 31.8 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 14.9 58% 126 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3200C16-8GVKB Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3000C16 F4-3200C16-8GVKB Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3000C16 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2933, 2933, 2933, 2933 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	83.2% Excellent	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 27.5 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 31.8 SC Mixed 22.1 66% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 96%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	69	57	165	31.5"	1280 720	AOC3202 32G2WG3

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Workstation 72%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	4,584x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	847x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	602x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	995x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	893x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	474x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	442x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	318x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	181x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	348x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	138x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $750

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16