Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 78% Battleship	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	89.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	111% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151211
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 24 '16 at 15:36
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Memory 97.1 1-Core 126 2-Core 237 88% 153 Pts	4-Core 409 8-Core 719 68% 564 Pts	64-Core 723 45% 723 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4996) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6510 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Lighting 118 Reflection 121 Parallax 112 96% 117 fps	MRender 98 Gravity 104 Splatting 85.5 78% 96 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 205GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 343 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 184 (B1) Unknown 99 99 4 (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 53 35 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 6 (EB) Unknown 99 99 82 (F1) Unknown 99 99 2857724634	111% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 414 Mixed 419 100% 447 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 84.6 4K Mixed 44.8 167% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 107 139% 253 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 182 181 5900 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 361 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 608 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 354 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 229 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4406 (C2) HDA temperature 121 112 29 (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	79.3% Very good	Read 145 Write 131 Mixed 149 107% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.83 4K Write 2.59 4K Mixed 0.28 114% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 931GB free Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 126110336 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2587 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 87 60 565109392 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 12122 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2507 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 98 21 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 60 471072796 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 829 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 11282 (C2) HDA temperature 28 40 64424509468 (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 -33831457378673 (F1) Unknown 100 253 124358888108 (F2) Unknown 100 253 109282330633	95.3% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 168 Mixed 158 123% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.92 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.33 112% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 112%
WD My Passport Essential USB 3.0 500GB 2,842 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 23GB free, PID 0730 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	17.7% Very poor	Read 37.8 Write 35.5 Mixed 36 47% 36.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 1.42 4K Mixed 0.17 56% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 1x8GB 145 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 16.2 53% 18.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 18.7 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 50.1 80% 50.1 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 57%

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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	4,580x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	847x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	601x

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	473x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	137x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $750

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $45	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