Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics134% 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 Drive194% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (97%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory57.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171227
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateAug 18 '19 at 10:58
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU 97%

 PC Performing below expectations (26th 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 below expectations (7th percentile)
58.9% Above average
Memory 74.9
1-Core 97.4
2-Core 153
64% 109 Pts
4-Core 232
8-Core 441
40% 336 Pts
64-Core 287
18% 287 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
MSI(1462 C728) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
134% Outstanding
Lighting 186
Reflection 176
Parallax 191
152% 184 fps
MRender 201
Gravity 160
Splatting 111
124% 157 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 134%
Great: 139%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
98GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 827 964 982 706 539 460 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
194% Outstanding
Read 1,296
Write 1,431
Mixed 753
SusWrite 746
237% 1,057 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 72.8
4K Mixed 45.2
142% 49.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1321
DQ Write 1,050
DQ Mixed 1,019
808% 1,130 MB/s
Poor: 157%
This bench: 194%
Great: 302%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
67.1% Good
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 23.5
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 22
SC Mixed 16.4
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 90.6
44% 90.6 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 123%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,090 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia 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) $35Corsair 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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