Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	63.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	103% 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	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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 13 '17 at 05:19
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 158 2-Core 312 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 872 89% 717 Pts	64-Core 876 54% 876 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-$199 18,014 User benchmarks, average bench 58% Sapphire(174B E331) CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 16.6 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Lighting 80.7 Reflection 56.8 Parallax 104 66% 80.4 fps	MRender 57.9 Gravity 78.6 Splatting 74.4 58% 70.3 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 128GB-$74 9,892 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 119GB free Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 3 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 930 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 992 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 99 99 33 (AE) Unknown 100 100 78 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1036 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 68 48 223338954784 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 16 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 10 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 99 99 1 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 4244370758 (F7) Unknown 100 100 134102201 (F8) Unknown 100 100 147216582	88.4% Excellent	Read 527 Write 181 Mixed 270 71% 326 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 33.3 151% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 47.5 89% 180 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 89%
ST1000DX001-SSHD-8GB 128GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 82 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1870 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 99 99 46 (AE) Unknown 100 100 99 (B4) Unknown 0 0 857 (B7) Unknown 100 100 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 71 28 309238169629 (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 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 99 99 1 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 3442764876 (F7) Unknown 100 100 107875331 (F8) Unknown 100 100 103564613	103% Outstanding	Read 526 Write 430 Mixed 472 106% 476 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 35.1 157% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 33.7 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 23.2 65% 129 MB/s
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%
Micron_M600_MTFDDAK128MBF 1TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 724GB free Firmware: CC61 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 107 99 13475040 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 300 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 63 60 2571917 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 319 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 370 (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 69 63 521666591 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 32 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 322 (C2) HDA temperature 31 40 42949672991 (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 -62388694941262 (F1) Unknown 100 253 4181864281 (F2) Unknown 100 253 142970223698	106% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 180 Mixed 170 135% 180 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 1.92 4K Mixed 0.2 89% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A5143DB0-CPB 2x4GB 2,652 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2197 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 21.4 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 27.7 SC Mixed 22.8 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 77%

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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	4,563x
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	180x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $808

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16