Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	82.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	78.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160325
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '24 at 08:15
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	79.9% Very good	Memory 87.6 1-Core 128 2-Core 236 85% 151 Pts	4-Core 389 8-Core 613 62% 501 Pts	64-Core 647 40% 647 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.3% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 110 Parallax 99.7 83% 104 fps	MRender 94.2 Gravity 102 Splatting 99.8 81% 98.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 103 91 86 80 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Read 488 Write 132 Mixed 181 SusWrite 91.5 49% 223 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 86.9 4K Mixed 34.9 136% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 143 DQ Mixed 199 164% 241 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 124%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 54GB free Firmware: DXT09B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 236 157 136 138 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	76.7% Very good	Read 479 Write 246 Mixed 175 SusWrite 178 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 75.7 4K Mixed 24.7 113% 42.5 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 56 105% 212 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 85%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 116GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 96 99 96 97 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 98.2 Write 70.6 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 95.8 62% 83.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 192% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 83%
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$49 20,548 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 45GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 132 136 128 123 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 136 Write 138 Mixed 68 SusWrite 128 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 229% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 105%
WD My Book 1235 4TB 2,399 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 233GB free, PID 1235 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 141 143 141 141 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 133 Write 129 Mixed 102 SusWrite 142 172% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 125% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB 372 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 23 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 30 SC Mixed 23.4 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 101%

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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	59	165	27"	1280 720	AUS2720 VG278

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Gaming 86%

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Desktop 87%

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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	4,576x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	844x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	600x

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	472x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	442x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	316x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	181x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	348x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	137x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $750

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16