Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 213%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 180%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics237% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive330% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170629
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateJul 14 '21 at 11:58
Run Duration238 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 way above expectations (99th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Memory 93.7
1-Core 140
2-Core 261
93% 165 Pts
4-Core 482
8-Core 715
75% 599 Pts
64-Core 736
46% 736 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$630
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.11
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
237% Outstanding
Lighting 366
Reflection 295
Parallax 388
298% 350 fps
MRender 381
Gravity 270
Splatting 190
219% 280 fps
Poor: 162%
This bench: 237%
Great: 225%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98
649GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2000 2049 2122 2220 1673 1545 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
330% Outstanding
Read 2,476
Write 2,254
Mixed 2,201
SusWrite 1,935
499% 2,216 MB/s
4K Read 66.9
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 87
277% 91.5 MB/s
DQ Read 678
DQ Write 471
DQ Mixed 612
447% 587 MB/s
Poor: 274%
This bench: 330%
Great: 488%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210
477GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 474 475 475 470 463 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 480
Write 419
Mixed 378
SusWrite 472
98% 437 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 93.5
4K Mixed 47.3
163% 58.6 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 359
271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 115%
Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
466GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 475 476 476 429 302 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 469
Write 450
Mixed 434
SusWrite 439
101% 448 MB/s
4K Read 42.1
4K Write 99
4K Mixed 56.5
189% 65.9 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 361
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 121%
Great: 129%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 123 123 124 123 124 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
78.6% Very good
Read 151
Write 132
Mixed 79.7
SusWrite 123
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 100%
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 34.5
MC Mixed 28.8
91% 31.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 38.9
SC Mixed 29.2
84% 29.3 GB/s
Latency 60.4
66% 60.4 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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 8 6 60 34.1" 1280 720 DELA1A6 DELL P3421W
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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Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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