Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	45.1% 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	207% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	13.6 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	Jan 18 '18 at 20:07
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 150 2-Core 303 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 537 8-Core 836 85% 686 Pts	64-Core 838 52% 838 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8509) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.1% Average	Lighting 54.9 Reflection 61.8 Parallax 54.3 45% 57 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 53.6 Splatting 49 46% 56.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme II 120GB-$130 2,462 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 111GB free Firmware: R1311 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 6112 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2266 (A6) Unknown 100 100 22 (A7) Unknown 100 100 16 (A8) Unknown 100 100 183 (A9) Unknown 100 100 117 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 86 (AE) Unknown 100 100 409 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 72 130 558346666012 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 598 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 11194 (F1) Unknown 253 253 4532 (F2) Unknown 253 253 5891 (F3) Unknown 100 100 0	66.8% Good	Read 245 Write 252 Mixed 247 56% 248 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 71.5 4K Mixed 22.7 112% 41.2 MB/s	DQ Read 195 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 59.4 80% 146 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 101%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	207% Outstanding	Read 1,879 Write 733 Mixed 960 261% 1,191 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 48 211% 79.9 MB/s	DQ Read 822 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 189 229% 418 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 243%
Hitachi HDS721075KLA330 750GB-$99 3,905 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 490GB free Firmware: GK8OAB0A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 130 130 150 (03) Spinup time 118 118 51581485596 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 6763 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 132 132 33 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 17277 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 5913 (C0) Power-off retract count 90 90 12620 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 90 90 12620 (C2) HDA temperature 142 142 249108693034 (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	32.8% Below average	Read 55.9 Write 57.8 Mixed 57.4 43% 57.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.57 4K Mixed 0.46 113% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 47%
Hitachi HTS541680J9SA00 80GB-$76 1,745 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 10GB free Firmware: SB2OC70P Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 253 253 12884901888 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 6057 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 50 50 22104 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 5969 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 260 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 994859 (C2) HDA temperature 166 166 219043725345 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 183 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 50 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 253 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	21.8% Poor	Read 37.6 Write 38.1 Mixed 37 28% 37.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.02 4K Mixed 0.19 58% 0.55 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 21.8% Great: 25%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 31.2 101% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 29.9 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 54.8 73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 110%

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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	4,566x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	843x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	599x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	994x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	893x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	471x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	442x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	315x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	181x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	347x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	137x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $746

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16