Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics33.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive114% 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.
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)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 18 '19 at 14:56
Run Duration171 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 127
2-Core 249
89% 158 Pts
4-Core 449
8-Core 689
70% 569 Pts
64-Core 693
43% 693 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
MSI(1462 3205) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.36
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
33.6% Below average
Lighting 43.4
Reflection 42.2
Parallax 37.5
35% 41 fps
MRender 38.6
Gravity 38.4
Splatting 34.3
30% 37.1 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 33.6%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 213 189 170 151 133 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 462
Mixed 402
SusWrite 189
87% 389 MB/s
4K Read 45.6
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 61.7
214% 77.1 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 356
268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 114%
Great: 124%
Mass Storage Device 268GB
215GB free, PID 1212
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.8 4 2.7 4.1 2.6 4 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
1.65% Terrible
Read 3
Write 0.5
Mixed 1.2
SusWrite 3.4
2% 2.03 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
7% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 1.65%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$234
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 37.3
MC Write 39.1
MC Mixed 31.6
103% 36 GB/s
SC Read 22
SC Write 43.2
SC Mixed 30.2
91% 31.8 GB/s
Latency 50.4
79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 102%
Great: 117%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,102 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 $179Nvidia 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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