Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	50.1% 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	102% 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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160919
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '17 at 14:11
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 143 2-Core 279 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 746 75% 609 Pts	64-Core 742 46% 742 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3161) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.94 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.1% Above average	Lighting 63 Reflection 62.7 Parallax 56.4 51% 60.7 fps	MRender 67 Gravity 59.4 Splatting 52 48% 59.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingdian S280-120GB 120GB 1,133 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0414B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st 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 100 100 550 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 611 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 142 (A3) Unknown 100 100 10 (A4) Unknown 100 100 33382 (A5) Unknown 100 100 48 (A6) Unknown 100 100 3 (A7) Unknown 100 100 17 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 99 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 9 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 37 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 40 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (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 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 114619 (F2) Unknown 100 100 109864 (F5) Unknown 100 100 66764	102% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 362 Mixed 419 96% 432 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 39.2 154% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 83.9 115% 211 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 113%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 21GB free Firmware: M0CR031 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (47^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 2218 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 613 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 10 (AE) Unknown 100 100 240 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 73 52 206159347739 (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 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 5401294968 (F7) Unknown 100 100 168968395 (F8) Unknown 100 100 93278932 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1929 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	86.4% Excellent	Read 467 Write 322 Mixed 340 83% 376 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 85.7 4K Mixed 25.7 118% 45.9 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 45.6 99% 206 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 19GB free Firmware: CC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 161266184 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2419 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 86 60 433849335 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 13378 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2217 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 98 4295032866 (BD) vendor-specific 1 1 134 (BE) vendor-specific 68 47 9128312864 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 292 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 87 87 27768 (C2) HDA temperature 32 53 -140737488355296 (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 -117501715271425 (F1) Unknown 100 253 -75783932950351 (F2) Unknown 100 253 -82314562373011	58.7% Above average	Read 103 Write 102 Mixed 96 75% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.03 4K Mixed 0.27 83% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 39.5 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 31.7 107% 37.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 31.5 93% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 51.2 78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%

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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	4,551x
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	890x
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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Value: 68% - Good

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 $15	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