Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics56.4% 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 Drive50.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJun 19 '19 at 00:25
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Memory 94
1-Core 127
2-Core 254
89% 158 Pts
4-Core 506
8-Core 505
68% 505 Pts
64-Core 507
31% 507 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
HP(103C 82FC) 3GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
56.4% Above average
Lighting 69.2
Reflection 67.9
Parallax 59.5
56% 65.5 fps
MRender 71.5
Gravity 66.1
Splatting 69.5
56% 69 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 56.4%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UE500000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 47 29 31 91 61 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
50.8% Above average
Read 456
Write 280
Mixed 307
SusWrite 73.1
62% 279 MB/s
4K Read 18.4
4K Write 44.6
4K Mixed 19.9
77% 27.6 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 84.6
DQ Mixed 32.6
43% 79.1 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 53%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
657GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 173 172 172 172 173 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 167
Mixed 97.8
SusWrite 172
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8266.M8FE Neo Forza NMUD480E82-2666 16GB
2667, 2667 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
86.8% Excellent
MC Read 32.4
MC Write 34.6
MC Mixed 25.3
88% 30.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 33.1
SC Mixed 26.3
75% 26.2 GB/s
Latency 59.8
67% 59.8 ns

 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: 69% - Good Total price: $958
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial 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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