Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 53% Yacht


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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.2% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160624
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '16 at 13:36
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	13%

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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 509 8-Core 780 80% 645 Pts	64-Core 788 49% 788 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% XFX(1682 9390) Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 21.19.151.3 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Lighting 69.5 Reflection 62.6 Parallax 89.1 57% 73.7 fps	MRender 61.2 Gravity 55.9 Splatting 79.7 55% 65.6 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC480G5LC726B104-298 480GB 73 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 166GB free Firmware: 560ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 8250288 (05) Reallocated sector count 99 99 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 -128617090643009 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1215 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 59 (B1) Unknown 0 0 96 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 30 42 47247392798 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 8250288 (C4) Reallocation count 99 99 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 8250288 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 8250288 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 99 99 8589934592 (E9) Unknown 0 0 95004 (EA) Unknown 0 0 10274 (F1) Unknown 0 0 10274 (F2) Unknown 0 0 9365	52.3% Above average	Read 378 Write 224 Mixed 278 65% 293 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 20.8 4K Mixed 13 70% 20.6 MB/s	DQ Read 30.3 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 11.3 24% 47.7 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 69%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q 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 98 98 7226 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 742 (B1) Unknown 96 96 71 (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 60 51 40 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 43 (F1) Unknown 99 99 29232819335
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 136 136 34387394980 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1226 (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 100 100 2678 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 344 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1241 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1241 (C2) HDA temperature 181 181 163209871393 (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	96.2% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 161 Mixed 160 124% 165 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.07 4K Mixed 0.22 92% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 107%
JetFlash Transcend 16GB 14,782 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 15GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	24.7% Poor	Read 116 Write 15.4 Mixed 34.7 52% 55.5 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 0.93 4K Mixed 0.44 72% 2.69 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 24.7% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 33.1 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 32.1 89% 31 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 109%

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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	4,552x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	843x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	596x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	990x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	891x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	470x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	439x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	313x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	180x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	344x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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