Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	110% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170125
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '17 at 15:31
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th 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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 90.8 1-Core 136 2-Core 271 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 537 8-Core 532 72% 534 Pts	64-Core 536 33% 536 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3717) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.41 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNJ256GCSY 256GB 356 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 230GB free Firmware: JYGB0101 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (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 100 100 115 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 38 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 200 200 216507 (AE) Unknown 200 200 510027 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 6 (C2) HDA temperature 73 69 133145296923 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 6538 (F2) Unknown 100 100 2284 (F3) Unknown 100 100 0	94.2% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 351 Mixed 428 95% 428 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 95.2 4K Mixed 36.4 130% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 144 143% 230 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 105%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 2600 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 938 (B1) Unknown 98 98 36 (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 63 56 37 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 48 (F1) Unknown 99 99 16026209544	110% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 390 Mixed 416 97% 436 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 47.9 168% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 104 136% 247 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 124%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 901GB free Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 128853168 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 888 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 29500977 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2447 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 938 (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 73 62 505020443 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 37 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 6838 (C2) HDA temperature 27 40 42949672987 (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 61774514620340 (F1) Unknown 100 253 14485922207 (F2) Unknown 100 253 210506163456	85.4% Excellent	Read 110 Write 187 Mixed 130 107% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.87 4K Write 5.31 4K Mixed 0.94 240% 2.38 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT16G4DFD8213.C16FBD 2x16GB 258 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 25.1 78% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 23.5 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 77%

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Gaming 86%

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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	4,561x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	843x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	597x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	992x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	893x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	471x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	442x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	315x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	180x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	347x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	137x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $958

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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