Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive78.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170629
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJun 11 '21 at 17:48
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (46th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 91.3
1-Core 140
2-Core 275
93% 169 Pts
4-Core 437
8-Core 654
68% 546 Pts
64-Core 703
44% 703 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 90%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210
290GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 162 203 202 205 204 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Read 338
Write 366
Mixed 296
SusWrite 186
67% 296 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 73
4K Mixed 39.9
137% 47.9 MB/s
DQ Read 271
DQ Write 228
DQ Mixed 248
186% 249 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
347GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 226 206 205 206 207 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Read 353
Write 362
Mixed 339
SusWrite 208
71% 315 MB/s
4K Read 36
4K Write 77.1
4K Mixed 47.7
156% 53.6 MB/s
DQ Read 274
DQ Write 224
DQ Mixed 248
186% 248 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 129%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB
63GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 367 371 396 401 401 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Read 390
Write 384
Mixed 362
SusWrite 371
85% 377 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 45.4
4K Mixed 30.9
99% 33.3 MB/s
DQ Read 178
DQ Write 172
DQ Mixed 92.4
92% 147 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 4x8GB-$140
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
89.2% Excellent
MC Read 31.6
MC Write 34.6
MC Mixed 28.8
90% 31.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 37
SC Mixed 27
79% 27.8 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 120%

 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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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair 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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