Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics45.5% 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 Drive229% 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)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 27 '19 at 07:12
Run Duration233 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Memory 96.4
1-Core 117
2-Core 230
85% 148 Pts
4-Core 431
8-Core 436
58% 433 Pts
64-Core 429
27% 429 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.86
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
45.5% Average
Lighting 59.2
Reflection 54.9
Parallax 53.7
48% 55.9 fps
MRender 45.3
Gravity 51.3
Splatting 49.9
40% 48.8 fps
Poor: 39%
This bench: 45.5%
Great: 46%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$40
149GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 812 713 407 407 408 408 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
229% Outstanding
Read 2,498
Write 2,195
Mixed 1,475
SusWrite 526
373% 1,673 MB/s
4K Read 58.8
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 78
268% 95.5 MB/s
DQ Read 60.4
DQ Write 529
DQ Mixed 84.9
128% 225 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 229%
Great: 302%
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB
405GB free
Firmware: SAFM001B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 485 488 486 489 487 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 476
Write 465
Mixed 318
SusWrite 485
98% 436 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 87.1
4K Mixed 38.3
139% 51.5 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 352
DQ Mixed 66.8
119% 230 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45
502GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 158 159 159 161 162 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Read 157
Write 154
Mixed 39.9
SusWrite 160
93% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.5
136% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
240GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 140 142 142 142 141 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Read 139
Write 141
Mixed 73.2
SusWrite 141
90% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 112%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50
868GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 117 117 119 119 119 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
68.2% Good
Read 121
Write 77.1
Mixed 76.5
SusWrite 116
72% 97.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
GEIL CL15-15-15 D4-3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3001 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 38
MC Write 40.8
MC Mixed 34.8
108% 37.9 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 42.5
SC Mixed 29.7
89% 31.2 GB/s
Latency 52.4
76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 106%
Great: 106%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,162 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $758
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