Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	57.2% 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)
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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160624
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '16 at 01:27
Run Duration	311 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 152 2-Core 296 101% 182 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 840 88% 706 Pts	64-Core 845 52% 845 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6881 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Lighting 71.9 Reflection 72.6 Parallax 64.2 59% 69.6 fps	MRender 74.5 Gravity 66.4 Splatting 60.9 54% 67.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 358GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 2415 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1795 (B1) Unknown 99 99 9 (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 64 58 36 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 390 (F1) Unknown 99 99 12513798476
Poor: 72% Great: 126%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 206GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 2414 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1797 (B1) Unknown 99 99 6 (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 57 32 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 97 97 2121 (EB) Unknown 99 99 405 (F1) Unknown 99 99 8248323826	103% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 350 Mixed 354 90% 404 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 89.9 4K Mixed 31 160% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 96.4 129% 237 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 126%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 93GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 48399219 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 130893423316175 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 597 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 221 (B1) Unknown 0 0 4 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 32 75 77314326560 (C2) HDA temperature 32 75 77314326560 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 48399219 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 48399219 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 48399219 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 3903 (EA) Unknown 0 0 3920 (F1) Unknown 0 0 3920 (F2) Unknown 0 0 4553	66.6% Good	Read 444 Write 124 Mixed 212 57% 260 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 17 121% 49.4 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 51.4 64% 113 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 73%
WDC WD15 EADS-00P8B0 1.5TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 1TB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	18.3% Very poor	Read 38.7 Write 40.9 Mixed 27 45% 35.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.64 4K Write 1.17 4K Mixed 0.22 50% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 24%
WDC WD20 EADS-00S2B0 2TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 1.5TB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	22.5% Poor	Read 39.4 Write 41.1 Mixed 15.9 39% 32.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 2.51 4K Mixed 0.33 99% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 23%
Adata S102 Pro USB 3.0 16GB-$22 1,656 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 6GB free, PID 312b Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	16.9% Very poor	Read 75.3 Write 13 Mixed 31.8 41% 40.1 MB/s	4K Read 7.97 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.37 56% 2.92 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 16.9% Great: 27%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x4GB 1,595 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 41.4 MC Mixed 34.1 110% 38.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.9 SC Write 44.9 SC Mixed 32.8 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 48.4 83% 48.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 113%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	4,587x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	849x
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	603x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	995x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	896x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	474x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	442x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	318x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	181x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	349x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	138x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $758

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16