Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 212%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 181%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics238% 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.
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)
Memory23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160624
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateSep 22 '22 at 12:40
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
Memory 95.6
1-Core 141
2-Core 270
94% 169 Pts
4-Core 482
8-Core 744
76% 613 Pts
64-Core 766
47% 766 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-Ti
MSI(1462 5091) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing below potential (62nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
238% Outstanding
Lighting 354
Reflection 315
Parallax 354
289% 341 fps
MRender 389
Gravity 314
Splatting 208
238% 304 fps
Poor: 205%
This bench: 238%
Great: 247%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$4
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57CZ4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,423
Write 725
Mixed 856
220% 1,001 MB/s
4K Read 40.8
4K Write 99.7
4K Mixed 48.2
176% 62.9 MB/s
DQ Read 844
DQ Write 627
DQ Mixed 656
512% 709 MB/s
Poor: 122% Great: 219%
Toshiba OCZ VT180 480GB
19GB free
Firmware: 1.00
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 375
Write 437
Mixed 250
79% 354 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 37.1
139% 54.4 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 211
DQ Mixed 217
181% 267 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 111%
Seagate Constellation CS 1TB
372GB free
Firmware: CN03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 173 174 172 172 173 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 191
Mixed 92
SusWrite 172
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 103%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMU32GX4M2C3000C15 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
99.4% Outstanding
MC Read 36.8
MC Write 38.5
MC Mixed 29.2
100% 34.8 GB/s
SC Read 22.8
SC Write 43.5
SC Mixed 31
93% 32.4 GB/s
Latency 55.4
72% 55.4 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 102%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,093 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: 64% - Good Total price: $1,023
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