Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. 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 69.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	32.2% 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	51.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150714
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '17 at 01:02
Run Duration	265 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$139 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Memory 87.2 1-Core 108 2-Core 195 76% 130 Pts	4-Core 292 8-Core 374 43% 333 Pts	64-Core 381 24% 381 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680-$360 38,995 User benchmarks, average bench 32% Asus(1043 842E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 378.92 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.2% Below average	Lighting 39.1 Reflection 35.2 Parallax 47.1 32% 40.4 fps	MRender 48.1 Gravity 43.3 Splatting 32.2 33% 41.2 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT06B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 4196 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 945 (B1) Unknown 95 95 44 (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 79 60 21 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 11 (EB) Unknown 99 99 41 (F1) Unknown 99 99 135423134	51.4% Above average	Read 366 Write 189 Mixed 179 54% 244 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 59.6 4K Mixed 10.7 82% 31.4 MB/s	DQ Read 25.4 DQ Write 56.9 DQ Mixed 11.6 17% 31.3 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 548GB free Firmware: HP13 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 227772544 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1245 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 69 60 17212328844 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 4657 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 975 (B4) Unknown 100 100 4011022110 (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 81 63 319881235 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 38 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 83 83 34877 (C2) HDA temperature 19 40 55834574867 (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 0	94.7% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 160 Mixed 147 120% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 0.93 4K Mixed 0.31 74% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 112%
MIMOBOT 2GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 2GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	6.11% Terrible	Read 19.2 Write 6.34 Mixed 8.47 12% 11.3 MB/s	4K Read 8.03 4K Write 0.02 4K Mixed 0.02 31% 2.69 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.11% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB 1,548 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	80.8% Excellent	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 27 85% 29.7 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 20 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 94%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	4,566x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	843x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	599x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	994x
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	181x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $796

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16