Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics	28.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	95% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150901
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '15 at 02:18
Run Duration	696 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 179 2-Core 358 122% 269 Pts	4-Core 671 8-Core 683 90% 677 Pts	64-Core 684 42% 684 Pts
Poor: 57% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362 42,960 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 3664) 2GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5582 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	28.2% Poor	Lighting 35.1 Reflection 34.8 Parallax 42.2 29% 37.4 fps	MRender 40.5 Gravity 33.1 Splatting 29.3 28% 34.3 fps
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 256GB 13,747 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 914 Write 365 Mixed 512 131% 597 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 90.5 4K Mixed 10 91% 40.3 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 13.7 70% 160 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 237%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3TB free Firmware: CC44 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 108 99 16561120 (03) Spinup time 93 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1464 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 438087568790 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3628 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 131 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 65 504758302 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 47 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2856 (C2) HDA temperature 30 40 64424509470 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -95039036325315 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1665129825 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1993868246	78.6% Very good	Read 114 Write 159 Mixed 134 102% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 5.28 4K Mixed 0.69 202% 2.21 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 94%
WD WD6400AACS-00G8B1 640GB 9,045 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 269GB free Firmware: 05.04C05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 162 139 4883 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3552 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 72 72 20686 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 862 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 39 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3552 (C2) HDA temperature 113 108 34 (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 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	39.8% Below average	Read 66.2 Write 72.2 Mixed 69.5 52% 69.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.59 4K Mixed 0.33 84% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 49%
SD/MMC Card Reader 32GB 74 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 24GB free, PID 6335 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	1.2% Terrible	Read 3.37 Write 3.14 Mixed 3.16 4% 3.22 MB/s	4K Read 0.03 4K Write 0.007 4K Mixed 0.006 0% 0.01 MB/s
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.2% Great: 6%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	4,546x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	842x
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	889x
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	313x
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 $182	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) $30	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

Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)