Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics51.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive88.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 01 '21 at 19:37
Run Duration198 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
66.5% Good
Memory 69.3
1-Core 105
2-Core 208
70% 127 Pts
4-Core 343
8-Core 557
55% 450 Pts
64-Core 591
37% 591 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 496.76
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
51.5% Above average
Lighting 63.9
Reflection 99.4
Parallax 60.3
52% 74.5 fps
MRender 69.4
Gravity 63
Splatting 54.8
50% 62.4 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$53
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8FK11.R Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 320 258 255 256 253 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Read 603
Write 725
Mixed 404
SusWrite 261
112% 498 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 82.9
4K Mixed 27.3
111% 43.8 MB/s
DQ Read 395
DQ Write 261
DQ Mixed 300
231% 319 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 141%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
466GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 419 444 440 442 442 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 398
Write 341
Mixed 380
SusWrite 416
86% 384 MB/s
4K Read 45.3
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 60.1
204% 71.6 MB/s
DQ Read 365
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 322
243% 328 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 119%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
40% Average
MC Read 14.1
MC Write 14.8
MC Mixed 11.6
39% 13.5 GB/s
SC Read 12
SC Write 17
SC Mixed 13
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 40%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,090 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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HDDRAMUSB
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