Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 152% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 129% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	188% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '21 at 03:04
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (48^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Memory 83.3 1-Core 134 2-Core 236 85% 151 Pts	4-Core 449 8-Core 669 70% 559 Pts	64-Core 679 42% 679 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Nvidia(10DE 1467) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	188% Outstanding	Lighting 272 Reflection 242 Parallax 305 222% 273 fps	MRender 316 Gravity 233 Splatting 169 188% 239 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 188% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 318GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 437 375 463 461 468 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 423 Write 469 Mixed 368 SusWrite 431 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 93.7 4K Mixed 36.6 157% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 194 187% 296 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 117%
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 282GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 234 221 234 237 237 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 318 Write 349 Mixed 279 SusWrite 231 66% 294 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 79.5 4K Mixed 36.6 128% 47.2 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 240 180% 241 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 104%
SABRENT 1TB 257GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 700 83 61 64 103 482 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Toshiba HDWF180 8TB 2,355 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 4.5TB free Firmware: GX0B SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 175 200 211 207 202 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 200 Mixed 96.3 SusWrite 200 125% 171 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 6.2 4K Mixed 0.6 252% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 164GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 163 165 166 167 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 101 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 166 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$57 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	61% Good	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 20.1 60% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 21.8 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 74.7 54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 107%

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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	110	5	60	32"	2560 1440	DELD0ED DELL S3219D

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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	4,555x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	843x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	597x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	991x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	892x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	470x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	441x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	313x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	180x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	346x
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: 69% - Good

Total price: $958

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16