Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	36% 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	62.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160107
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	May 16 '17 at 19:19
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	ETH-User
Background CPU	48%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Memory 94.3 1-Core 121 2-Core 226 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 445 8-Core 674 69% 560 Pts	64-Core 622 38% 622 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380X-$120 20,573 User benchmarks, average bench 38% Sapphire(174B E308) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 16.6 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	36% Below average	Lighting 43.9 Reflection 49.9 Parallax 56.7 36% 50.2 fps	MRender 50.9 Gravity 45.8 Splatting 39.4 36% 45.4 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 40%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1062 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1309 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 99 99 46 (AE) Unknown 100 100 254 (B4) Unknown 0 0 4403 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 75 48 223339479065 (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 100 100 41 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 99 99 1 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 13326377869 (F7) Unknown 100 100 428177735 (F8) Unknown 100 100 1109138227	62.9% Good	Read 476 Write 391 Mixed 395 94% 421 MB/s	4K Read 14 4K Write 28.7 4K Mixed 16.1 57% 19.6 MB/s	DQ Read 66.8 DQ Write 37.9 DQ Mixed 24.1 26% 42.9 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 107%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 81GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 253 167 1275 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4903 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 6155 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2914 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 597 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 183 183 53446 (C2) HDA temperature 125 104 25 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	30% Poor	Read 51.4 Write 52.8 Mixed 55.4 40% 53.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.31 4K Mixed 0.19 71% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 67%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 67GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 62 (03) Spinup time 178 171 8066 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3056 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3198 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1857 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 295 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 193 193 21564 (C2) HDA temperature 126 118 26 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 10 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	43% Average	Read 78.3 Write 71.2 Mixed 69.3 55% 72.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.85 4K Write 1.59 4K Mixed 0.23 91% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 47GB free Firmware: CC24 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 111 99 38582824 (03) Spinup time 94 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3347 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 57 54 141751458860 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 4159 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2312 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 2 (BD) vendor-specific 94 94 6 (BE) vendor-specific 75 63 420806681 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 721 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 89 89 23153 (C2) HDA temperature 25 40 42949672985 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -138753213462198 (F1) Unknown 100 253 20270550809 (F2) Unknown 100 253 25676498771	53.2% Above average	Read 93.6 Write 91.8 Mixed 84.9 68% 90.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.78 4K Write 0.77 4K Mixed 0.31 81% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 33.7 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 18.5 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 59.1 68% 59.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 97.6% 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	4,555x
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