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 above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	77.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150810
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '17 at 21:20
Run Duration	424 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Memory 90.9 1-Core 128 2-Core 232 86% 150 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 709 68% 563 Pts	64-Core 714 44% 714 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4995) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 385.69 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 179GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^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 100 100 941 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 210 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 14 (AE) Unknown 100 100 39 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 65 54 197569740835 (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 2 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 3390995187 (F7) Unknown 100 100 106631285 (F8) Unknown 100 100 43123145 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1258 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	77.3% Very good	Read 470 Write 329 Mixed 338 84% 379 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 50.4 4K Mixed 23.6 94% 32.9 MB/s	DQ Read 226 DQ Write 212 DQ Mixed 40 79% 159 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 95%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 920GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 70 (03) Spinup time 127 127 12896698548 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1155 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 108 108 37 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 966 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 224 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1155 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1155 (C2) HDA temperature 181 181 184684904481 (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	103% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 177 Mixed 169 133% 176 MB/s	4K Read 0.99 4K Write 2.06 4K Mixed 0.22 104% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 530GB free Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 108 100 17513136 (03) Spinup time 95 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 212 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 68 60 6864221 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 943 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 209 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 67 58 555483169 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 24 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 3840 (C2) HDA temperature 33 42 81604378657 (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 -110251810487541 (F1) Unknown 100 253 8666527046 (F2) Unknown 100 253 71226543313	83.3% Excellent	Read 117 Write 172 Mixed 148 110% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 5.32 4K Mixed 0.57 187% 2.16 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 110%
Generic- MicroSD/M2 64GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 60GB free, PID 8468 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	25.1% Poor	Read 43.2 Write 24.6 Mixed 35.9 42% 34.5 MB/s	4K Read 7.84 4K Write 3.79 4K Mixed 2.95 258% 4.86 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 25.1% Great: 39%
Verbatim STORE N GO 32GB 3,394 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 27GB free, PID 0302 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	8.39% Terrible	Read 39.6 Write 4.78 Mixed 7.69 15% 17.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.64 4K Write 0.01 4K Mixed 0.07 28% 2.24 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.39% Great: 10%
Generic- SD/MMC 16GB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 7GB free, PID 8468 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	17.5% Very poor	Read 78.9 Write 12.6 Mixed 23.1 36% 38.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.03 4K Write 0.68 4K Mixed 0.91 73% 2.21 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 32GB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 23.2 74% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 23.3 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 96%

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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	4,546x
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 $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) $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