Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.8% 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	60.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171227
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 17 '18 at 16:24
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Memory 88.9 1-Core 132 2-Core 247 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 433 8-Core 674 68% 553 Pts	64-Core 680 42% 680 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.64 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Lighting 64.7 Reflection 68.5 Parallax 66.7 53% 66.6 fps	MRender 70.7 Gravity 60.5 Splatting 54.9 50% 62 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme 120GB-$160 11,787 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: R112 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 112 112 58948930 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 20255065789858 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3259 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 3258 (B1) Unknown 0 0 5 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 28 47 17182949404 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 58948930 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 58948930 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 58948930 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 98 98 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 19188 (EA) Unknown 0 0 13147 (F1) Unknown 0 0 13147 (F2) Unknown 0 0 15945	60.4% Good	Read 451 Write 126 Mixed 185 55% 254 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 95.9 4K Mixed 11 100% 43.3 MB/s	DQ Read 158 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 35.8 56% 107 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 81%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 630GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 82 63 182127749 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 698 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 40253897 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 5192 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 674 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295032833 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 56 471203868 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 718 (C2) HDA temperature 28 3 12884901916 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 3 1 182127749 (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 132400956838966 (F1) Unknown 100 253 12875683712 (F2) Unknown 100 253 15682850327	98% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 165 Mixed 145 122% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.62 4K Mixed 0.26 88% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 112%
Seagate ST3250620AS 250GB-$149 6,960 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 171GB free Firmware: 3.AAK Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 110 93 158643293 (03) Spinup time 96 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 87 87 13703 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 90 60 967451373 (09) Power-on hours count 59 59 36288 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 94 94 6499 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 61 42 673185831 (C2) HDA temperature 39 58 38654705703 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 66 59 121632209 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	42% Average	Read 74.8 Write 71.1 Mixed 66 53% 70.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 1.85 4K Mixed 0.44 111% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 43%
Seagate ST3200822AS 200GB-$33 4,227 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 165GB free Firmware: 3.01 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 56 46 3753299 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8389 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 85 60 361078911 (09) Power-on hours count 63 63 32424 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4201 (C2) HDA temperature 35 56 35 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 55 46 3753299 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	34.5% Below average	Read 61 Write 59 Mixed 58.1 45% 59.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 1.16 4K Mixed 0.35 90% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2800 C15 2x8GB 777 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.2% Below average	MC Read 13.2 MC Write 13.6 MC Mixed 11.4 36% 12.7 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 13 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 101%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 86%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 72%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	4,582x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	847x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	602x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	995x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	893x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	474x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	442x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	317x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	181x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	348x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	137x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $755

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16