Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics60.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive100% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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)
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160919
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 14 '20 at 13:24
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 95.5
1-Core 150
2-Core 300
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 601
8-Core 892
93% 746 Pts
64-Core 893
55% 893 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 104%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
PowerColor(148C 2377) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1425 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.10.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
60.2% Good
Lighting 76.6
Reflection 73.3
Parallax 96
62% 82 fps
MRender 73.5
Gravity 75.9
Splatting 59.3
56% 69.5 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Team T253X1480G 480GB
253GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1230A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 402 399 387 389 381 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 474
Write 393
Mixed 373
SusWrite 393
92% 408 MB/s
4K Read 33.9
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 31
157% 63 MB/s
DQ Read 173
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 49.5
91% 176 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 100%
Great: 100%
SanDisk Ultra II 120GB-$76
112GB free
Firmware: X31200RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 140 165 126 139 125 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
94.1% Outstanding
Read 470
Write 418
Mixed 305
SusWrite 171
76% 341 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 40.7
168% 67.2 MB/s
DQ Read 314
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 250
205% 292 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 94.1%
Great: 93%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$23
213GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 104 106 90 100 95 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
61.8% Good
Read 115
Write 126
Mixed 68.5
SusWrite 100
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
54.5% Above average
MC Read 20.2
MC Write 19.6
MC Mixed 14.1
51% 18 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 16.7
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 55.5
72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,093 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: 64% - Good Total price: $1,023
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HDDRAMUSB
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