Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 74% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	84.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160919
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 18 '21 at 21:18
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 146 2-Core 296 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 809 79% 648 Pts	64-Core 822 51% 822 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.5% 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: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 116 Parallax 106 85% 109 fps	MRender 95.4 Gravity 105 Splatting 104 84% 102 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SM2280S3G2480G 480GB 1,177 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 154GB free Firmware: SAFM01.W SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 471 487 494 495 495 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 492 Mixed 349 SusWrite 461 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 41 157% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 187 182% 288 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 107%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,446 Write 8,456 Mixed 7,382 1,808% 8,095 MB/s	4K Read 720 4K Write 295 4K Mixed 410 1,773% 475 MB/s	DQ Read 1,782 DQ Write 1,138 DQ Mixed 1,218 973% 1,379 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1.5TB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 664GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 452 457 463 458 461 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 487 Mixed 402 SusWrite 436 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 63.8 216% 76.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 130%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 475GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 468 482 490 491 490 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 489 Mixed 394 SusWrite 458 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 52.3 186% 68.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 357 270% 363 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 124%
SDXC Card 128GB 9,908 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 35GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	26.9% Poor	Read 40.6 Write 39 Mixed 35.3 SusWrite 40.2 53% 38.8 MB/s	4K Read 7.8 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 4.4 294% 5.2 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 26.9% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GC3000C15K4 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CM4X8GC3000C15K4 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2933, 2933, 2933, 2933 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 31.2 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 41.4 SC Mixed 30.7 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 58.4 68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 103%

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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: 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	9	7	60	23"	1280 720	AOC2369 2369M

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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	845x
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	317x
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) $32	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