Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics55.6% 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)
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151001
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateNov 22 '20 at 15:03
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Memory 88.7
1-Core 113
2-Core 235
82% 146 Pts
4-Core 479
8-Core 477
64% 478 Pts
64-Core 474
29% 474 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 Nano-$450
CLim: 1010 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.4.2
Performing below potential (80th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
55.6% Above average
Lighting 68.8
Reflection 56.5
Parallax 96.5
56% 73.9 fps
MRender 56.2
Gravity 71.6
Splatting 70.5
55% 66.1 fps
Poor: 50%
This bench: 55.6%
Great: 59%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
7GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 453
Write 428
Mixed 364
92% 415 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 64
200% 72.4 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 363
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
299GB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 445 442 442 442 442 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Read 463
Write 446
Mixed 408
SusWrite 448
100% 441 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 68.6
210% 75.6 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 361
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 128%
Great: 133%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 82 82 83 84 84 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
48.5% Average
Read 85.9
Write 84.2
Mixed 64.2
SusWrite 82.6
58% 79.2 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 48.5%
Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GB-$115
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78.5% Very good
MC Read 27.9
MC Write 30.3
MC Mixed 24.9
79% 27.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 30.6
SC Mixed 24.8
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 68.8
58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,095 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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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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