Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 55% Gunboat


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 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	56.8% 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	159% 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.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160128
Uptime	11.7 Days
Run Date	May 27 '17 at 07:50
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	27%

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 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)	100% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 804 86% 682 Pts	64-Core 801 50% 801 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.53 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Lighting 72.3 Reflection 71.6 Parallax 63.8 59% 69.3 fps	MRender 73.7 Gravity 66 Splatting 56.7 53% 65.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	159% Outstanding	Read 1,936 Write 474 Mixed 915 241% 1,108 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 26.4 159% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 42.1 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 110 93% 129 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 283%
WD WD80EZZX-11CSGA0 8TB 694 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 7.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 131 131 116 (03) Spinup time 143 143 30095049163 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 118 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 128 128 18 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 143 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 50 (16) Unknown 100 100 100 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 151 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 151 (C2) HDA temperature 214 214 146029936668 (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	93.1% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 156 Mixed 149 119% 158 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.68 4K Mixed 0.49 127% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 99%
WD Black 6TB (2015)-$296 5,447 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 100 0 (03) Spinup time 202 100 8900 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1927 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 5777 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 725 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 100 43 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 100 1883 (C2) HDA temperature 123 104 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 100 0	83.9% Excellent	Read 107 Write 186 Mixed 164 115% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 1.69 4K Mixed 0.33 95% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 118%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 0GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 170 2258 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3699 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 10460 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1631 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 644 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3054 (C2) HDA temperature 118 95 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 1 93555 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	79.8% Very good	Read 126 Write 152 Mixed 85 90% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.78 4K Write 1.24 4K Mixed 0.18 76% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 4x8GB 1,215 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 42.6 MC Mixed 35.1 112% 39.1 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 44.9 SC Mixed 32.5 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 52.2 77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 137%

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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	4,546x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	842x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	595x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	990x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	889x
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	313x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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