Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 30% Sail boat


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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	30.9% 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	114% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170125
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 29 '17 at 13:45
Run Duration	302 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	18%

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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 95.3 1-Core 130 2-Core 241 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 614 65% 517 Pts	64-Core 632 39% 632 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 8518) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 385.69 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.9% Below average	Lighting 41.2 Reflection 57.2 Parallax 26.1 34% 41.5 fps	MRender 42.6 Gravity 34 Splatting 22.5 26% 33 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 214GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 3364 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 658 (B1) Unknown 98 98 24 (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 68 56 32 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 17 (F1) Unknown 99 99 14335553744	114% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 396 Mixed 412 98% 440 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 93.3 4K Mixed 48.7 180% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 268 DQ Mixed 119 142% 250 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 134%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 187GB free Firmware: DXT0AB0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 10558 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 2511 (B1) Unknown 96 96 47 (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 57 31 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 4 (EB) Unknown 99 99 90 (F1) Unknown 99 99 16716697797	79.6% Very good	Read 508 Write 246 Mixed 247 73% 334 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 96.1 4K Mixed 13.7 112% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 32.5 89% 195 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 85%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 406GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 172 2316 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3179 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 9340 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1676 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 62 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3116 (C2) HDA temperature 115 104 28 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 199 19 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	68% Good	Read 131 Write 106 Mixed 99.4 84% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 2.14 4K Mixed 0.29 95% 1 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 377GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 172 2283 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1178 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 6427 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1175 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 38 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1139 (C2) HDA temperature 114 101 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	82.5% Excellent	Read 141 Write 146 Mixed 147 109% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.36 104% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 108%
WD WD5002AALX-00J37A0 500GB 10,663 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 186GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 139 137 4008 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4446 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 12938 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2774 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 115 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4330 (C2) HDA temperature 113 101 30 (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	71.8% Very good	Read 132 Write 118 Mixed 115 91% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.78 4K Write 1.72 4K Mixed 0.5 120% 1 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 72%
WD My Book 25DA 3TB 419 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 230GB free, PID 25da Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 83.3 Write 95.3 Mixed 85 115% 87.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 2.45 4K Mixed 0.27 95% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 59%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 127GB 116 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 118GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	12.9% Very poor	Read 37.8 Write 11.5 Mixed 10.9 20% 20.1 MB/s	4K Read 2.96 4K Write 1.38 4K Mixed 0.63 79% 1.65 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 12.9% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$78 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 32.3 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 37.3 SC Mixed 27.8 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 107%

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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	4,543x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	840x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	595x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	990x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	887x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	469x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	436x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	312x
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 $273	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 $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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