Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics26% 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 Drive49.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 21 '19 at 15:49
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9400F-$102
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.3% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 132
2-Core 260
92% 163 Pts
4-Core 484
8-Core 763
77% 624 Pts
64-Core 755
47% 755 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 560-$500
Sapphire(1DA2 E348) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1341 MHz, MLim: 1850 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.11.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
26% Poor
Lighting 30.9
Reflection 33.9
Parallax 38.7
25% 34.5 fps
MRender 32.8
Gravity 31.5
Splatting 36.4
28% 33.6 fps
Poor: 19%
This bench: 26%
Great: 25%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
VTX3-25SAT3-60G 64GB
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.0.4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 57 57 55 56 54 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
49.3% Average
Read 173
Write 60.1
Mixed 79
SusWrite 55.8
20% 92 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 58.2
4K Mixed 32.9
116% 39.8 MB/s
DQ Read 77.7
DQ Write 62.4
DQ Mixed 64.4
50% 68.2 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 49%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 118GB
32GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 61 42 54 41 48 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
66.8% Good
Read 480
Write 411
Mixed 24.4
SusWrite 96.2
56% 253 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 16.2
4K Mixed 28.7
98% 26.6 MB/s
DQ Read 179
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 1.1
72% 170 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 97%
WD WD7502AAEX-00Y9A0 750GB
326GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 101 101 88 85 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
59.4% Above average
Read 111
Write 104
Mixed 96.9
SusWrite 95.4
76% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 59.4%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot 3200 C16 Series 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
58.1% Above average
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 20.6
MC Mixed 15.5
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 18.7
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 51.2
78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 58.1%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,095 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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