Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 144%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 122%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics161% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive352% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory27 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 29 '20 at 23:55
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 15%
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 PC Performing as expected (42nd 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
90% Excellent
Memory 91.3
1-Core 128
2-Core 241
87% 153 Pts
4-Core 478
8-Core 692
73% 585 Pts
64-Core 710
44% 710 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910
Nvidia(10DE 1467) ≥ 4GB; 3080 Founders Edition
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.09
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
161% Outstanding
Lighting 215
Reflection 231
Parallax 304
176% 250 fps
MRender 305
Gravity 237
Splatting 144
178% 229 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 161%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2035 2105 2111 1945 1776 1169 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
352% Outstanding
Read 2410
Write 1,960
Mixed 1,236
SusWrite 1,857
418% 1,866 MB/s
4K Read 58.1
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 80.7
281% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1,352
DQ Write 1,146
DQ Mixed 1,213
919% 1,237 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 352%
Great: 393%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
89GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 99 100 100 99 101 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
76.2% Very good
Read 167
Write 173
Mixed 69
SusWrite 99
93% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 4x8GB-$165
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
81.5% Excellent
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 31.2
MC Mixed 25.7
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 32.2
SC Mixed 25.6
73% 25.5 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 118%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,088 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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