Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 123%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics159% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive79.9% 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)
Memory26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170629
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 11 '21 at 18:42
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
Memory 93.8
1-Core 143
2-Core 281
96% 173 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 733
74% 601 Pts
64-Core 758
47% 758 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479
Asus(1043 880E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 5000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
159% Outstanding
Lighting 238
Reflection 208
Parallax 202
194% 216 fps
MRender 236
Gravity 150
Splatting 120
132% 169 fps
Poor: 139%
This bench: 159%
Great: 170%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190
270GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 201 197 197 206 207 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
79.9% Very good
Read 339
Write 366
Mixed 287
SusWrite 201
67% 298 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 74.8
4K Mixed 41.4
137% 48.5 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 229
DQ Mixed 247
186% 250 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76
325GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 209 208 212 207 208 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
82.6% Excellent
Read 344
Write 368
Mixed 342
SusWrite 208
71% 316 MB/s
4K Read 36.9
4K Write 75.4
4K Mixed 40.5
148% 50.9 MB/s
DQ Read 253
DQ Write 226
DQ Mixed 247
183% 242 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 129%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB
41GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 394 377 355 399 405 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
78.1% Very good
Read 383
Write 380
Mixed 364
SusWrite 385
85% 378 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 47.7
4K Mixed 31.1
101% 34.1 MB/s
DQ Read 177
DQ Write 172
DQ Mixed 187
137% 179 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 78.1%
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 (64th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
MC Read 32.2
MC Write 34.7
MC Mixed 28.5
91% 31.8 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 38.8
SC Mixed 29.1
84% 29.3 GB/s
Latency 60.3
66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 90.6%
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 7,144 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $750
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $293Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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Intel Core i5-12600K $175Nvidia RTX 4070 $550Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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