Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics104% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive267% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170629
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 04 '18 at 08:20
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 15%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
70.3% Very good
Memory 81.5
1-Core 88.4
2-Core 204
70% 124 Pts
4-Core 334
8-Core 388
47% 361 Pts
64-Core 343
21% 343 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3360) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 135
Reflection 135
Parallax 139
110% 136 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 129
Splatting 108
94% 116 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ AGILITY4 512GB
476GB free
Firmware: 1.5.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
76.6% Very good
Read 285
Write 390
Mixed 279
72% 318 MB/s
4K Read 16.6
4K Write 89
4K Mixed 22.1
100% 42.6 MB/s
DQ Read 239
DQ Write 261
DQ Mixed 85.5
110% 195 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 85%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
293GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
267% Outstanding
Read 2,616
Write 1,399
Mixed 1,484
404% 1,833 MB/s
4K Read 49.9
4K Write 95.2
4K Mixed 42.1
180% 62.4 MB/s
DQ Read 641
DQ Write 371
DQ Mixed 186
224% 399 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 267%
Great: 254%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.8% Very good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 23.4
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 18.1
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 77.8
51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 138%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,106 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 $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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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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