Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics55.7% 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 Drive86.2% 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)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 25 '19 at 11:48
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 (89th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Memory 95
1-Core 128
2-Core 221
86% 148 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 700
68% 561 Pts
64-Core 699
43% 699 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325
Asus(1043 04ED) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.7.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
55.7% Above average
Lighting 68.2
Reflection 61.2
Parallax 81
56% 70.2 fps
MRender 62.3
Gravity 59.3
Splatting 79
56% 66.9 fps
Poor: 45%
This bench: 55.7%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 400i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 132 138 141 135 116 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Read 410
Write 151
Mixed 216
SusWrite 134
50% 228 MB/s
4K Read 39.6
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 43.7
173% 63.6 MB/s
DQ Read 237
DQ Write 159
DQ Mixed 180
139% 192 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
597GB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 151 150 153 152 152 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Read 134
Write 135
Mixed 76
SusWrite 152
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C12 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
MC Read 31.1
MC Write 32.3
MC Mixed 25.8
85% 29.7 GB/s
SC Read 20.1
SC Write 34.2
SC Mixed 27.4
78% 27.2 GB/s
Latency 57.1
70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,107 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
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HDDRAMUSB
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