Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	95.4% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160919
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '17 at 16:18
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 93.3 1-Core 134 2-Core 260 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 725 73% 594 Pts	64-Core 727 45% 727 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85A4) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 378.92 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 75.1 Reflection 74.3 Parallax 64.4 61% 71.3 fps	Gravity 67.8 Splatting 69.4 61% 68.6 fps
Poor: 51% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 439GB free Firmware: SAFM00.U Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd 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 6548 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 532 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 490 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1572946 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 161 (C2) HDA temperature 72 62 163209740316 (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 10030 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 6916 (F2) Unknown 100 100 12655 (F4) Unknown 100 100 24 (F5) Unknown 100 100 82 (F6) Unknown 100 100 3245184	92.8% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 491 Mixed 492 110% 493 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 11.6 108% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 11 84% 193 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 110%
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 393GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM00.r Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th 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 11402 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 835 (A8) Unknown 100 100 15523463 (AA) Unknown 100 100 1379 (AD) Unknown 100 100 4391049 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 8978499 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 221 (C2) HDA temperature 70 53 201864577054 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 7761732 (DA) Unknown 100 100 7761732 (E7) Temperature 100 100 98 (E9) Unknown 100 100 30632 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 21156 (F2) Unknown 100 100 35789 (F4) Unknown 100 100 67 (F5) Unknown 100 100 137 (F6) Unknown 100 100 9251264	95.4% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 495 Mixed 500 112% 501 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 13.6 107% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 13.6 95% 218 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 110%
WDC WD10 EARS-00Y5B1 1TB 82 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 107GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	13.3% Very poor	Read 36.5 Write 35.3 Mixed 12 33% 27.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.04 4K Write 0.11 4K Mixed 0.05 6% 0.07 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 13.3% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 2x4GB 227 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69% Good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 20.5 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 21.2 59% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 110%

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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	4,544x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	840x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	595x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	990x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	887x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	469x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	436x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	312x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	180x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	342x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	137x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $972

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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