Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 123%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics128% 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 Drive253% 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.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171227
Uptime25.1 Days
Run DateDec 09 '18 at 22:16
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 31%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
Memory 90
1-Core 140
2-Core 283
94% 171 Pts
4-Core 536
8-Core 779
82% 658 Pts
64-Core 779
48% 779 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.22
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
128% Outstanding
Lighting 176
Reflection 166
Parallax 171
144% 171 fps
MRender 185
Gravity 146
Splatting 110
116% 147 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 128%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
455GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXY7301Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1289 1105 1079 1092 1076 1073 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
253% Outstanding
Read 1,870
Write 1,543
Mixed 919
SusWrite 1119
304% 1,363 MB/s
4K Read 50.6
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 69.8
231% 80.8 MB/s
DQ Read 914
DQ Write 794
DQ Mixed 856
641% 855 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 253%
Great: 294%
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139
166GB free
Firmware: 400i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 283 242 293 291 275 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Read 410
Write 246
Mixed 260
SusWrite 262
66% 295 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 45.7
171% 62.5 MB/s
DQ Read 305
DQ Write 214
DQ Mixed 226
178% 248 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
MC Read 35.8
MC Write 37.3
MC Mixed 29.3
98% 34.1 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 38.8
SC Mixed 28
83% 28.9 GB/s
Latency 67.3
60% 67.3 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 105%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,095 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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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair 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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