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 (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	99.4% 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	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 (15%). 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	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 17 '17 at 00:16
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 137 2-Core 270 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 774 75% 618 Pts	64-Core 772 48% 772 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 382.5 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 155 Reflection 176 Parallax 175 127% 169 fps	Gravity 94.6 Splatting 60.5 66% 77.6 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 398GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 4621 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 777 (B1) Unknown 99 99 12 (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 76 63 24 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 31 (F1) Unknown 99 99 14067572746	114% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 407 Mixed 421 100% 449 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 95.3 4K Mixed 45.6 177% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 121 146% 257 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 134%
OCZ Vector 128GB-$71 1,277 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 8421 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1961 (AB) Unknown 80 80 18365776 (AE) Unknown 100 100 46 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 119 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E9) Unknown 97 97 97 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2843 (F2) Unknown 100 100 2951 (F9) Unknown 100 100 226761821	99.4% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 374 Mixed 420 97% 436 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 28.7 136% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 106 146% 266 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 103%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB 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 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 186 168 5683 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 753 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3593 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 539 (10) Unknown 0 200 9048231980 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 57 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 695 (C2) HDA temperature 120 114 30 (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	82.4% Excellent	Read 141 Write 147 Mixed 143 108% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.95 4K Write 2.37 4K Mixed 0.26 112% 1.19 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 112%
WD My Passport 0827 2TB 4,635 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 2TB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 100 Write 109 Mixed 78.9 123% 96.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.74 4K Mixed 0.2 68% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 43%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 582GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	34% Below average	Read 97.5 Write 72.5 Mixed 65.8 96% 78.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 1.29 4K Mixed 0.14 50% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 49%
Patriot Memory 124GB 239 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 115GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 199 Write 24.7 Mixed 32.9 74% 85.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.23 4K Write 0.67 4K Mixed 0.68 65% 2.19 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB 789 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 32 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 30.9 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 51.2 78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 113%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	4,582x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	847x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	602x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	995x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	893x
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	317x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	181x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	348x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	137x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $758

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $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