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 below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	68.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '16 at 18:58
Run Duration	278 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^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-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 94 1-Core 134 2-Core 269 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 750 73% 601 Pts	64-Core 752 46% 752 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.9 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 118 Reflection 122 Parallax 115 96% 119 fps	Gravity 106 Splatting 102 92% 104 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$123 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM0 Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 382 Write 137 Mixed 183 51% 234 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 86.4 4K Mixed 23.7 128% 48.2 MB/s	DQ Read 257 DQ Write 81.3 DQ Mixed 37.5 62% 125 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 124%
Hitach HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1.5TB free Firmware: ML6O Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 1 (02) Throughput performance 132 132 110 (03) Spinup time 145 145 30091641179 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 9063 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 146 146 29 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 35127 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2879 (C0) Power-off retract count 93 93 9123 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 93 93 9123 (C2) HDA temperature 222 222 210454380571 (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 200 200 163	30.1% Below average	Read 49.7 Write 55.2 Mixed 57 41% 54 MB/s	4K Read 0.18 4K Write 0.22 4K Mixed 0.05 17% 0.15 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 66%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 632GB free Firmware: 15.0 Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 93.5 Write 90.3 Mixed 95.9 70% 93.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 1.91 4K Mixed 0.35 90% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 74%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 890 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1TB free, PID 331a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 171 Write 133 Mixed 126 176% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 1.65 4K Mixed 0.28 68% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 73%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$8 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 16GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	28.1% Poor	Read 122 Write 16.7 Mixed 29.3 52% 56 MB/s	4K Read 5.22 4K Write 1.81 4K Mixed 1.5 132% 2.84 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 38%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$8 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 7GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Read 38.6 Write 13.6 Mixed 21.2 27% 24.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.58 4K Write 2.07 4K Mixed 1.29 135% 2.98 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3733 C17 2x8GB 177 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.8% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 21.5 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 23.2 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 120%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	4,600x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	854x
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	604x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	998x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	899x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	476x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	443x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	319x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	181x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	351x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	256x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	138x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $707

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16