Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics72.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at 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.
Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime3.3 Days
Run DateNov 04 '22 at 09:38
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 47%
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 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$59
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
73.2% Very good
Memory 87.6
1-Core 109
2-Core 216
78% 137 Pts
4-Core 333
8-Core 382
47% 358 Pts
64-Core 389
24% 389 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
72.4% Very good
Lighting 90.6
Reflection 92.5
Parallax 84.2
74% 89.1 fps
MRender 93.9
Gravity 88.1
Splatting 77.2
70% 86.4 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$84
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,098
Write 1,909
Mixed 1,312
394% 1,773 MB/s
4K Read 49
4K Write 90.6
4K Mixed 61.2
201% 66.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,076
DQ Write 603
DQ Mixed 684
550% 788 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
HyperX Savage 240GB-$117
52GB free
Firmware: SAFM00.r
SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 374 419 449 463 466 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Read 398
Write 416
Mixed 288
SusWrite 414
86% 379 MB/s
4K Read 21.5
4K Write 42.1
4K Mixed 25.4
87% 29.7 MB/s
DQ Read 357
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 68.1
130% 258 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 111%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$90
892GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 165 167 167 164 167 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 126
Mixed 29
SusWrite 166
91% 126 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.9
349% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 101%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLE8G4D26AFEA.16FBD BLE8G4D26AFEA.16FAD BLE8G4D26AFEA.16FBD BLE8G4D26AFEA.16FAD 32GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
81.5% Excellent
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 31.8
MC Mixed 27.9
84% 29.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 30.7
SC Mixed 23.4
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 70
57% 70 ns
Poor: 80%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,209 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 - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $707
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