Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics105% 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 Drive179% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161216
Uptime12.3 Days
Run DateNov 27 '21 at 19:50
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User SVN-User
Background CPU 14%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.1% Outstanding
Memory 98
1-Core 130
2-Core 288
95% 172 Pts
4-Core 566
8-Core 567
76% 566 Pts
64-Core 574
36% 574 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2527 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 143
Parallax 139
106% 137 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 138
Splatting 130
106% 130 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75
554GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P2CR033 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 733 92 84 90 630 58 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
179% Outstanding
Read 1,092
Write 1,628
Mixed 1,045
SusWrite 281
228% 1,011 MB/s
4K Read 45.3
4K Write 171
4K Mixed 75.7
256% 97.4 MB/s
DQ Read 703
DQ Write 1,005
DQ Mixed 867
652% 858 MB/s
Poor: 84%
This bench: 179%
Great: 299%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125
3TB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 183 184 181 183 186 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 167
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 183
107% 147 MB/s
4K Read 2.2
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
256% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 104%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BL8G36C16U4WL.M8FE1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
113% Outstanding
MC Read 41.4
MC Write 44.8
MC Mixed 34.1
115% 40.1 GB/s
SC Read 23.7
SC Write 44.3
SC Mixed 33.7
97% 33.9 GB/s
Latency 45.9
87% 45.9 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 113%
Great: 127%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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