Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	9.51% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	260% 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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 03 '18 at 17:42
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (81^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 145 2-Core 289 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 805 85% 680 Pts	64-Core 806 50% 806 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTS 450 25,436 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Device(0000 0000) 1GB CLim: 930 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	9.51% Terrible	Lighting 11.1 Reflection 13.1 Parallax 9.22 9% 11.1 fps	MRender 14.7 Gravity 11.5 Splatting 12.4 10% 12.9 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 9.51% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 44GB free Firmware: 400i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 125206887520544 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3251 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 1856 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 4747007 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1856 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 417843 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 61 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 417843 (F2) Unknown 100 100 672303 (F9) Unknown 100 100 13138	76.1% Very good	Read 493 Write 139 Mixed 225 62% 286 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 20.5 137% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 161 DQ Mixed 50.8 75% 142 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 88%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	260% Outstanding	Read 2,762 Write 1,063 Mixed 1,253 370% 1,693 MB/s	4K Read 60.1 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 39.2 212% 77.9 MB/s	DQ Read 634 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 187 223% 394 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 260% Great: 236%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$53 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 581GB free Firmware: JKAOA20N Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 133 133 102 (03) Spinup time 118 118 51579978336 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 5398 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 112 112 39 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 10268 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3087 (C0) Power-off retract count 92 92 10104 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 92 92 10105 (C2) HDA temperature 200 200 197569413150 (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	57% Above average	Read 106 Write 92.1 Mixed 102 76% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.22 4K Mixed 0.32 77% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 69%
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125 56,661 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 229GB free Firmware: GH2OA420 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 232 232 77309411329 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 3688 (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 85 85 6598 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1396 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 3670037 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 93 93 73064 (C2) HDA temperature 253 253 214749151253 (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 13 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	58.4% Above average	Read 102 Write 101 Mixed 105 78% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 1.42 4K Mixed 0.22 69% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3091 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 32.4 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 31.7 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 49.5 81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

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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 $242Bench 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 $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 $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