Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics51.6% 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)
Boot Drive89.9% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateMar 02 '21 at 11:17
Run Duration212 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
86% Excellent
Memory 90.4
1-Core 130
2-Core 225
85% 149 Pts
4-Core 439
8-Core 703
70% 571 Pts
64-Core 702
44% 702 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 86%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.11.2
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
51.6% Above average
Lighting 66.1
Reflection 60.7
Parallax 88.1
54% 71.6 fps
MRender 62
Gravity 69.3
Splatting 46
47% 59.1 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 51.6%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR021
SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 367 135 135 135 125 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Read 448
Write 455
Mixed 366
SusWrite 224
84% 374 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 40
149% 58.1 MB/s
DQ Read 234
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 275
209% 277 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 95%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB
403GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 465 464 468 467 467 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 406
Write 468
Mixed 273
SusWrite 463
91% 403 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 52.2
170% 63 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 170
175% 287 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 113%
Great: 127%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
466GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2069 896 780 783 783 783 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
320% Outstanding
Read 2,559
Write 2,273
Mixed 1,537
SusWrite 1,016
412% 1,846 MB/s
4K Read 66.9
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 94.2
312% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 1393
DQ Write 1,227
DQ Mixed 1,287
971% 1,302 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 320%
Great: 355%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
40.9% Average
MC Read 14.5
MC Write 13.8
MC Mixed 11.9
38% 13.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 13.4
SC Mixed 13.4
37% 13 GB/s
Latency 66.7
60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 40.9%
Great: 44%

 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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