Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics53.4% 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 Drive304% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime2.4 Days
Run DateMar 04 '20 at 00:18
Run Duration205 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 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 i5-6600K-$59
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.8% Excellent
Memory 92.2
1-Core 127
2-Core 254
88% 158 Pts
4-Core 505
8-Core 503
68% 504 Pts
64-Core 484
30% 484 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
53.4% Above average
Lighting 66.9
Reflection 68
Parallax 66.6
54% 67.2 fps
MRender 73.4
Gravity 63.2
Splatting 54.6
51% 63.7 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$84
349GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1212 671 665 668 668 665 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
304% Outstanding
Read 2,576
Write 2,352
Mixed 1,539
SusWrite 758
403% 1,806 MB/s
4K Read 70.8
4K Write 163
4K Mixed 92.7
312% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1,568
DQ Write 1,037
DQ Mixed 1,219
932% 1,274 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 304%
Great: 340%
HyperX Savage 240GB-$117
130GB free
Firmware: SAFM00.r
SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 483 483 429 486 483 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 485
Mixed 314
SusWrite 474
100% 444 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 67.3
4K Mixed 37.4
132% 45.6 MB/s
DQ Read 358
DQ Write 354
DQ Mixed 68.2
130% 260 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 106%
Great: 111%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$90
178GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 113 114 114 113 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Read 190
Write 166
Mixed 28.3
SusWrite 114
90% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.9
353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLE8G4D26AFEA.16FBD BLE8G4D26AFEA.16FAD BLE8G4D26AFEA.16FBD BLE8G4D26AFEA.16FAD 32GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
MC Read 31
MC Write 33.3
MC Mixed 29.1
89% 31.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 34.7
SC Mixed 27.5
77% 26.9 GB/s
Latency 63.8
63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 80%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,209 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $701
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