Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	53.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	87.8% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	29.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160919
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 26 '17 at 07:04
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 150 2-Core 289 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 820 85% 684 Pts	64-Core 838 52% 838 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Device(107D 2762) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1761 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.33 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.1% Above average	Lighting 66.8 Reflection 68.7 Parallax 62.2 54% 65.9 fps	MRender 71.8 Gravity 62.9 Splatting 53.9 50% 62.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 292GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 3074 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 267 (B1) Unknown 88 88 727 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 49 31 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 1 (EB) Unknown 99 99 38 (F1) Unknown 99 99 745698204010	118% Outstanding	Read 529 Write 499 Mixed 514 115% 514 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 33.3 171% 67.1 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 28.3 113% 251 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215 19,372 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.5 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 5 0 5 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 27921 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1591 (E8) Unknown 100 100 23880096084 (E9) Unknown 97 0 97	87.8% Excellent	Read 459 Write 380 Mixed 384 91% 408 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 22.1 146% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 28.5 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 117 81% 96.5 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 104%
OCZ Vector 150 240GB-$246 1,607 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 55GB free Firmware: 1.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 16835 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 807 (AB) Unknown 80 80 82049872 (AE) Unknown 100 100 139 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 983 (D2) Unknown 100 100 1 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E9) Unknown 68 68 68 (F1) Unknown 100 100 87426 (F2) Unknown 100 100 78055 (F9) Unknown 100 100 4369784197	96.2% Outstanding	Read 522 Write 502 Mixed 508 114% 510 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 23 140% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 24.3 DQ Write 143 DQ Mixed 20.6 34% 62.8 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 120GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 69 63 8135640 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 346 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 77 60 51117757 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 7398 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 311 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 80 80 20 (BE) vendor-specific 69 60 555679775 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 537 (C2) HDA temperature 31 23 98784247839 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 7 1 8135640 (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 -87660282504364 (F1) Unknown 100 253 37937217206 (F2) Unknown 100 253 36633077921	98.8% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 172 Mixed 156 126% 167 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 1.68 4K Mixed 0.29 94% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 112%
ST31000528AS 1TB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 2GB free, PID 1066 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	27.9% Poor	Read 61.8 Write 67.8 Mixed 58.2 81% 62.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.81 4K Write 1.29 4K Mixed 0.47 63% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 4x8GB-$165 6,271 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	77.8% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 24.9 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 30.9 SC Mixed 26.5 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 113%

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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	4,552x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	843x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	596x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	990x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	891x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	470x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	439x
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	344x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	137x

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Total price: $972

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 $179	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