Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	109% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	88.7% 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	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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171227
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 25 '18 at 20:29
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 132 2-Core 268 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 763 74% 608 Pts	64-Core 736 46% 736 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85E8) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 163 Parallax 149 115% 151 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 143 Splatting 119 105% 129 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 225GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 5567 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1024 (B1) Unknown 99 99 16 (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 65 57 35 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 40 (F1) Unknown 99 99 19310790048	88.7% Excellent	Read 516 Write 412 Mixed 421 100% 450 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 73.3 4K Mixed 26 135% 47 MB/s	DQ Read 43.3 DQ Write 89.4 DQ Mixed 25.2 31% 52.6 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 134%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 180GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 14101 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 4367 (B1) Unknown 75 75 900 (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 68 54 32 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 253 253 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 1827 (F1) Unknown 99 99 78382478883	71.9% Very good	Read 507 Write 340 Mixed 441 95% 429 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 64.1 4K Mixed 20.9 96% 36.1 MB/s	DQ Read 23.2 DQ Write 69.7 DQ Mixed 15.1 21% 36 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 86%
Seagate IronWolf 12TB (2017)-$150 40 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 6.5TB free Firmware: SC60 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 84 64 226437349 (03) Spinup time 87 86 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 221 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 72 60 15439752 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 234 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 36 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 51 46 823656497 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 2 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 221 (C2) HDA temperature 49 54 94489280561 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 58 7 226437349 (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 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -35167192219452 (F1) Unknown 100 253 56095365171 (F2) Unknown 100 253 58979119	85.8% Excellent	Read 99.5 Write 200 Mixed 129 107% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.64 4K Write 1.72 4K Mixed 0.34 96% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 86%
Seagate IronWolf 12TB (2017)-$150 40 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 6.5TB free Firmware: SC60 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 84 64 233122984 (03) Spinup time 87 86 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 176 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 74 60 23661456 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 235 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 38 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 53 51 790102063 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 2 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 176 (C2) HDA temperature 47 49 90194313263 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 9 4 233122984 (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 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 38482906972367 (F1) Unknown 100 253 45492068965 (F2) Unknown 100 253 31635593037	62.1% Good	Read 96.1 Write 120 Mixed 81.4 74% 99.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.29 4K Write 1.74 4K Mixed 0.28 117% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 86%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 199 195 9008 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 931 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 4708 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 805 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 31 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 158 158 128929 (C2) HDA temperature 109 107 43 (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	100% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 159 Mixed 154 126% 168 MB/s	4K Read 0.17 4K Write 0.98 4K Mixed 0.19 46% 0.44 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 97%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 189 185 9516 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 939 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 4708 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 812 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 32 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 158 158 128663 (C2) HDA temperature 104 100 48 (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
Poor: 50% Great: 97%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 888GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 253 159 1316 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4690 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 79 79 15555 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2750 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 167 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 703744 (C2) HDA temperature 113 99 37 (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	64.1% Good	Read 109 Write 115 Mixed 99.3 81% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.79 4K Write 2.07 4K Mixed 0.16 88% 1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 33.1 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 42.1 SC Mixed 29.8 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 50.9 79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

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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	4,555x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	843x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	597x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	991x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	892x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	470x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	441x
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	346x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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 $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 $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 $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