Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 148%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 126%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics173% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive111% 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)
Memory22.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170629
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 31 '20 at 12:57
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (41st 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 above expectations (89th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Memory 91.3
1-Core 127
2-Core 231
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 446
8-Core 714
71% 580 Pts
64-Core 658
41% 658 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
PNY(196E 136A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
173% Outstanding
Lighting 239
Reflection 289
Parallax 351
194% 293 fps
MRender 326
Gravity 248
Splatting 145
186% 240 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 173%
Great: 230%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 295 129 90 91 91 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 484
Mixed 363
SusWrite 178
85% 382 MB/s
4K Read 43.7
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 61.1
205% 73 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 361
272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 111%
Great: 131%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.1% Very good
MC Read 26.4
MC Write 28
MC Mixed 23.6
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 29.9
SC Mixed 24.1
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 125%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,102 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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