Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (10th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 90 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics68.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive55.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 27 '20 at 11:40
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 51%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way below expectations (10th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
44.1% Average
Memory 71.3
1-Core 39.9
2-Core 56.4
39% 55.9 Pts
4-Core 101
8-Core 94.5
13% 97.9 Pts
64-Core 60.8
4% 60.8 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
68.7% Good
Lighting 82.5
Reflection 77.3
Parallax 85.1
67% 81.7 fps
MRender 88.8
Gravity 90.2
Splatting 84.3
72% 87.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 540s Series 240GB
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LSBG200
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 135 101 105 86 105 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
55.7% Above average
Read 330
Write 307
Mixed 299
SusWrite 118
59% 264 MB/s
4K Read 16.5
4K Write 46.7
4K Mixed 24.5
81% 29.2 MB/s
DQ Read 289
DQ Write 158
DQ Mixed 136
124% 194 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 55.7%
Great: 90%
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB
153GB free
Firmware: SAFM001B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 396 389 430 333 318 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
74% Very good
Read 336
Write 327
Mixed 251
SusWrite 373
73% 322 MB/s
4K Read 15.9
4K Write 48.9
4K Mixed 21.4
77% 28.7 MB/s
DQ Read 319
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 66.7
118% 232 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 74%
Great: 110%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
304GB free
Firmware: SBFKK1B3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 375 374 410 321 305 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
67.3% Good
Read 262
Write 140
Mixed 242
SusWrite 356
56% 250 MB/s
4K Read 16.7
4K Write 49.9
4K Mixed 19.7
77% 28.8 MB/s
DQ Read 212
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 170
154% 231 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
38.3% Below average
MC Read 10.1
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 13.3
40% 14 GB/s
SC Read 4.3
SC Write 10
SC Mixed 8.9
22% 7.73 GB/s
Latency 98.3
41% 98.3 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 38.3%
Great: 110%

 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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