Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 148%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 126%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics162% 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 Drive79.7% 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)
Memory27.1 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 19:01
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 (99th percentile)
92.5% Outstanding
Memory 94.1
1-Core 144
2-Core 287
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 490
8-Core 747
77% 619 Pts
64-Core 737
46% 737 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479
Asus(1043 880E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
162% Outstanding
Lighting 244
Reflection 218
Parallax 211
199% 224 fps
MRender 233
Gravity 155
Splatting 125
134% 171 fps
Poor: 139%
This bench: 162%
Great: 170%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190
291GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 203 204 206 182 202 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
79.7% Very good
Read 342
Write 370
Mixed 308
SusWrite 197
68% 304 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 74.4
4K Mixed 40.4
138% 48.5 MB/s
DQ Read 271
DQ Write 230
DQ Mixed 246
186% 249 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
347GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 205 205 207 188 209 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Read 338
Write 369
Mixed 340
SusWrite 204
70% 312 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 79.6
4K Mixed 48.6
160% 55 MB/s
DQ Read 274
DQ Write 226
DQ Mixed 247
186% 249 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 129%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB
63GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 371 391 382 308 394 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
77.3% Very good
Read 386
Write 390
Mixed 366
SusWrite 367
85% 377 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 46.5
4K Mixed 31.5
101% 33.9 MB/s
DQ Read 178
DQ Write 173
DQ Mixed 185
136% 178 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 77.3%
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)
90.8% Outstanding
MC Read 32.4
MC Write 34.7
MC Mixed 28.5
91% 31.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 38.6
SC Mixed 29.2
84% 29.2 GB/s
Latency 59.6
67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 90.8%
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 7,139 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: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $755
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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) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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