Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics52% 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 Drive82.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171227
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 12 '19 at 10:45
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU10%
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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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Memory 96
1-Core 126
2-Core 211
84% 144 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 708
69% 564 Pts
64-Core 710
44% 710 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1370 MHz, MLim: 562 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.2.1
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
52% Above average
Lighting 67.8
Reflection 64.3
Parallax 90.6
55% 74.2 fps
MRender 35.3
Gravity 72.9
Splatting 56.9
46% 55 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 52%
Great: 53%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$20
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900106
SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 171 55 43 73 18 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Read 480
Write 389
Mixed 354
SusWrite 96.9
74% 330 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 90.7
4K Mixed 33.3
145% 53.2 MB/s
DQ Read 316
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 187
176% 274 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
MC Read 34.5
MC Write 36
MC Mixed 26.7
93% 32.4 GB/s
SC Read 20.6
SC Write 36.1
SC Mixed 29.2
82% 28.6 GB/s
Latency 54
74% 54 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 92.2%
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 7,105 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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