Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 72%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	31.5% 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	63.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170125
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '17 at 05:05
Run Duration	263 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-6100-$76 110,166 User benchmarks, average bench 55% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	72% Very good	Memory 93.5 1-Core 117 2-Core 202 81% 137 Pts	4-Core 292 8-Core 310 40% 301 Pts	64-Core 325 20% 325 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 2957) CLim: 1557 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 382.33 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	31.5% Below average	Lighting 40.3 Reflection 37 Parallax 32.7 33% 36.7 fps	MRender 37.1 Gravity 35 Splatting 34.8 29% 35.6 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X400 256GB-$29 2,279 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 238GB free Firmware: X4120000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 197 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 4790 (A5) Unknown 100 100 35848635 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 32 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1 (A9) Unknown 100 100 312 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 22 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 62 63 270584447014 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 1211180777754 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 95 (EA) Unknown 100 100 2135 (F1) Unknown 253 253 1960 (F2) Unknown 253 253 5658 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	78.3% Very good	Read 498 Write 324 Mixed 321 84% 381 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 79.5 4K Mixed 13.9 118% 43.9 MB/s	DQ Read 38.8 DQ Write 189 DQ Mixed 13.4 40% 80.4 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 99%
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$140 14,258 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: LF1i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 46394236738499 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2483 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 1350 (B7) Unknown 100 100 2 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1350 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 381272 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 58 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 381272 (F2) Unknown 100 100 530552 (F9) Unknown 100 100 11162	63.1% Good	Read 442 Write 188 Mixed 229 63% 286 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 10.7 109% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 31.2 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 12.4 27% 52.5 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 88%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 416GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 184 181 1791 (04) Start/Stop count 86 86 14889 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3180 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1030 (BF) G-sense error rate 97 97 3 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 397 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 193 193 23195 (C2) HDA temperature 112 95 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	36.1% Below average	Read 69.2 Write 56.3 Mixed 59.3 46% 61.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 1.82 4K Mixed 0.22 75% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 62%
Hitachi HTS547550A9E384 500GB-$60 23,997 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 190GB free Firmware: JE3AD70F Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 166 166 77309411329 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 2026 (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 94 94 2793 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1249 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (BF) G-sense error rate 97 97 327682 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 498216206425 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 57379 (C2) HDA temperature 157 157 253403725862 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 56 56 37749496 (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 1 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (FE) Unknown 98 98 762	45.5% Average	Read 67.7 Write 91 Mixed 64.6 56% 74.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.23 4K Mixed 0.17 54% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 50%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$80 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 53GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 72 (03) Spinup time 142 139 3858 (04) Start/Stop count 89 89 11084 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 77 77 17237 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 94 94 6867 (C0) Power-off retract count 198 198 1880 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 197 197 9203 (C2) HDA temperature 101 82 42 (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	33.3% Below average	Read 53.4 Write 62.3 Mixed 48.7 41% 54.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.29 4K Mixed 0.3 75% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 58%
Corsair Flash Voyager GT USB 3.0 32GB-$20 701 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 21GB free, PID 1a09 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Read 34.6 Write 41.1 Mixed 30.6 46% 35.5 MB/s	4K Read 12.2 4K Write 0.23 4K Mixed 0.37 66% 4.27 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GB-$25 20,263 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	48% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 16.6 MC Mixed 14.7 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 13.2 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 48%

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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	4,544x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	840x
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