Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	101% 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	224% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150706
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '21 at 00:21
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	60%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Memory 79.7 1-Core 120 2-Core 245 82% 148 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 470 63% 469 Pts	64-Core 453 28% 453 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$279 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% EVGA(3842 3656) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 120 Parallax 126 109% 127 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 106 Splatting 85.1 86% 109 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-00000 256GB 13,215 User benchmarks, average bench 190% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXD7101Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 311 303 311 310 312 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	224% Outstanding	Read 2,111 Write 1,409 Mixed 1,130 SusWrite 339 276% 1,247 MB/s	4K Read 52.9 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 74.2 242% 84.5 MB/s	DQ Read 971 DQ Write 971 DQ Mixed 997 742% 980 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 249%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 223GB free Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 182 176 182 181 181 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 330 Write 219 Mixed 207 SusWrite 174 52% 233 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 64.1 4K Mixed 27.3 104% 38.1 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 173 138% 193 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 100%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB 26,055 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 233GB free Firmware: RVT24B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 204 217 225 227 227 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 366 Write 374 Mixed 354 SusWrite 208 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 85.5 4K Mixed 53.9 179% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 249 188% 252 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 126%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 105GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 104 107 107 107 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 137 Write 135 Mixed 77.4 SusWrite 105 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 775GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 165 167 166 167 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 157 Mixed 106 SusWrite 165 110% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 109%
VendorCo ProductCode 64GB 1,103 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 59GB free, PID 5678 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 19 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	9.9% Terrible	Read 23.6 Write 19.6 Mixed 5.2 SusWrite 19.2 22% 16.9 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.3 39% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 9.9% Great: 10%
VendorCo ProductCode 64GB 1,103 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 59GB free, PID 5678 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 18 18 19 18 19 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	9.52% Terrible	Read 23.6 Write 18.4 Mixed 11.2 SusWrite 17.9 23% 17.8 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.2 34% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 9.52% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 4x8GB 24,517 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.5% Good	MC Read 23.8 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 22.4 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 20.9 60% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 81 49% 81 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 105%

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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	11	8	60	23"	1280 720	ACI23D2 ASUS VS239

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Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,109 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 86%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 72%

Battleship

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	4,557x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	843x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	597x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	992x
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	442x
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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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