Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics35.5% 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 Drive232% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory61.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160919
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 12 '17 at 17:30
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Memory 90.5
1-Core 133
2-Core 253
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 699
69% 563 Pts
64-Core 749
46% 749 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 375.70
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
35.5% Below average
Lighting 45.7
Reflection 32.8
Parallax 43.7
37% 40.7 fps
MRender 38.5
Gravity 42.3
Splatting 37.3
32% 39.4 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 35.5%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 6TB
5.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
152% Outstanding
Read 1,685
Write 859
Mixed 856
249% 1,133 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 21.3
4K Mixed 0.96
79% 22.1 MB/s
DQ Read 467
DQ Write 40.6
DQ Mixed 0.93
65% 169 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 152%
Great: 426%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
408GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
232% Outstanding
Read 2,113
Write 1,438
Mixed 1,479
371% 1,676 MB/s
4K Read 43.6
4K Write 168
4K Mixed 28.5
192% 80.2 MB/s
DQ Read 42
DQ Write 163
DQ Mixed 20.9
40% 75.2 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 232%
Great: 283%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
76.1% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 28.8
MC Mixed 23.9
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 31.5
SC Mixed 24.3
71% 24.9 GB/s
Latency 66.6
60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,103 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $972
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Intel Core i5-12600K $179Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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