Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.19% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 20 '19 at 23:41
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$170
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Memory 81.4
1-Core 129
2-Core 252
85% 154 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 567
63% 496 Pts
64-Core 600
37% 600 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.19% Terrible
Lighting 7.5
Reflection 10.7
Parallax 7.5
6% 8.58 fps
MRender 10.5
Gravity 6.87
Splatting 15.2
9% 10.8 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.19%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 479
Write 315
Mixed 390
88% 395 MB/s
4K Read 38.8
4K Write 84.8
4K Mixed 51.7
170% 58.4 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 358
269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$90
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 167
Write 66.5
Mixed 90
80% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
214% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
63.5% Good
MC Read 23.2
MC Write 24.6
MC Mixed 20.8
65% 22.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 18.5
SC Mixed 18.6
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 78
51% 78 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,195 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 - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $707
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