Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 55% Yacht	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	51.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	62.5% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (64%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160919
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '18 at 07:29
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	64%

PC Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4560-$31 70,054 User benchmarks, average bench 57% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Memory 57.2 1-Core 48.1 2-Core 81.5 39% 62.3 Pts	4-Core 196 8-Core 250 29% 223 Pts	64-Core 240 15% 240 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2986) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 411.63 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.1% Above average	Lighting 65.5 Reflection 27.6 Parallax 44.1 53% 45.7 fps	MRender 64.2 Gravity 46.9 Splatting 59.5 47% 56.9 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370S 512GB-$209 3,350 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1114H SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 284 211 97 52 50 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Read 420 Write 380 Mixed 275 SusWrite 164 69% 310 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 42.6 4K Mixed 23.6 78% 27.7 MB/s	DQ Read 247 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 196 163% 234 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 111%
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 41GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 136 170 165 171 163 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 406 Write 406 Mixed 309 SusWrite 184 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 44.7 4K Mixed 17.2 73% 26.7 MB/s	DQ Read 267 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 192 165% 241 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 101%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 33GB free Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 66 75 77 58 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	31.8% Below average	Read 186 Write 232 Mixed 290 SusWrite 78.8 44% 197 MB/s	4K Read 13 4K Write 31.7 4K Mixed 6.7 45% 17.1 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 90 DQ Mixed 28.5 53% 108 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 86%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270 9,828 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 576GB free Firmware: ML6OA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 94 99 97 93 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 88.5 Write 100 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 95.3 62% 84.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$78 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	MC Read 19.8 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 22.8 67% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 7.8 24% 8.3 GB/s	Latency 136 29% 136 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 107%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,095 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 86%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 72%

Battleship

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	4,546x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	842x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	595x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	990x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	889x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	469x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	436x
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	342x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	137x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $972

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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