Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics73.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive73.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 23 '18 at 10:52
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (46th 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 way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.5% Outstanding
Memory 95
1-Core 135
2-Core 266
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 484
8-Core 739
76% 612 Pts
64-Core 738
46% 738 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 4991) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
73.2% Very good
Lighting 92.8
Reflection 97.6
Parallax 88
76% 92.8 fps
MRender 84.7
Gravity 85.8
Splatting 81.1
68% 83.9 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
73.7% Very good
Read 380
Write 328
Mixed 321
76% 343 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 65.9
4K Mixed 22.8
122% 42.3 MB/s
DQ Read 39.5
DQ Write 71.4
DQ Mixed 82.6
55% 64.5 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 134%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
416GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
53.5% Above average
Read 99
Write 87
Mixed 85.3
68% 90.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.36
111% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 53.5%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
90.9% Outstanding
MC Read 33.5
MC Write 34.3
MC Mixed 28
91% 31.9 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 37
SC Mixed 28.6
82% 28.8 GB/s
Latency 57.2
70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,107 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: 69% - Good Total price: $958
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia 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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