Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	43.8% 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	192% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160919
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '16 at 23:28
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (71^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 155 2-Core 305 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 545 8-Core 858 86% 702 Pts	64-Core 859 53% 859 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3235) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1893 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 376.33 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.8% Average	Lighting 53 Reflection 52.7 Parallax 44.2 43% 50 fps	MRender 68.3 Gravity 45.1 Splatting 53.2 45% 55.5 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB 5,877 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	192% Outstanding	Read 1,745 Write 985 Mixed 1,239 292% 1,323 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 64.1 4K Mixed 32.9 114% 40.6 MB/s	DQ Read 853 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 242 275% 483 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 247%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 784GB free Firmware: CC27 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 103038072 (03) Spinup time 97 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2720 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 79 60 88515834 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 7887 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2541 (B7) Unknown 26 26 74 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 93 17180131764 (BD) vendor-specific 96 96 4 (BE) vendor-specific 65 49 4967170083 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1281 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 66 66 69023 (C2) HDA temperature 35 51 -140737488355293 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 1 105519 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 90211493091711 (F1) Unknown 100 253 52995210625 (F2) Unknown 100 253 74274858384	89.9% Excellent	Read 162 Write 152 Mixed 145 115% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 1.56 4K Mixed 0.22 72% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 114%
WD Blue 250GB (2010)-$37 50,270 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 30GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 1057 (03) Spinup time 141 137 3916 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4114 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 9363 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3087 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 988 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3125 (C2) HDA temperature 112 92 31 (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 66304 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	57.4% Above average	Read 102 Write 98.5 Mixed 99.2 75% 99.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 1.58 4K Mixed 0.46 104% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 5,058 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3093 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 33.1 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 43.1 SC Mixed 33.4 95% 33.4 GB/s	Latency 47.9 83% 47.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 104%

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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	4,545x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	841x
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 $485Bench 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 $129Bench 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) $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