Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	39% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	88.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1980 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160325
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '16 at 00:07
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 3.2 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 152 2-Core 295 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 515 8-Core 660 75% 588 Pts	64-Core 633 39% 633 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gainward(10B0 1401) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6881 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	39% Below average	Lighting 50.5 Reflection 50.2 Parallax 48.7 41% 49.8 fps	MRender 43.6 Gravity 44.4 Splatting 40.2 35% 42.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow KC400 512GB-$180 2,804 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 351GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM00.W Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1277 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 153 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 605 (AD) Unknown 100 100 196618 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 132 (C2) HDA temperature 70 64 154620461086 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1676 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1438 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1591 (F4) Unknown 100 100 3 (F5) Unknown 100 100 10 (F6) Unknown 100 100 467904	88.7% Excellent	Read 514 Write 416 Mixed 413 100% 448 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 96.9 4K Mixed 11.3 110% 45.8 MB/s	DQ Read 250 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 10.9 78% 180 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 108%
Hitachi HTS547550A9E384 500GB-$60 23,997 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 423GB free Firmware: JE3OA60A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 241 241 51539607553 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 7472 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 71 71 12723 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1803 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 152 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 89 89 116552 (C2) HDA temperature 206 206 206159347741 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	40.1% Average	Read 70.2 Write 69.6 Mixed 72.5 53% 70.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 1.14 4K Mixed 0.18 64% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 50%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 433GB free Firmware: KC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 111 82 2976 (03) Spinup time 100 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3786 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 74 60 116690439697 (09) Power-on hours count 73 73 23922 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1124 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 730 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295098429 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 48 505282590 (C2) HDA temperature 30 52 51539607582 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 21 19 2976 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 99 24 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 99 24 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 65365107299956 (F1) Unknown 100 253 417609049 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2313091783	68.7% Good	Read 115 Write 125 Mixed 118 90% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 1.17 4K Mixed 0.81 139% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 30,689 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 30.5 102% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 42.2 SC Mixed 34.9 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 118%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,106 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	4,554x
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	990x
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	440x
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	345x
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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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