Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 219%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 180%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics273% 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 Drive94.5% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 22 '22 at 23:41
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing as expected (47th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Memory 91.1
1-Core 125
2-Core 203
82% 140 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 581
63% 497 Pts
64-Core 613
38% 613 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4080-$720
Gigabyte(1458 40BE) ≥ 4GB; Gigabyte Eagle OC
CLim: 3120 MHz, MLim: 5600 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 526.98
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
273% Outstanding
Lighting 396
Reflection 415
Parallax 482
323% 431 fps
MRender 530
Gravity 362
Splatting 261
300% 384 fps
Poor: 263%
This bench: 273%
Great: 305%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
267GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 263 230 229 223 221 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
94.5% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 369
Mixed 312
SusWrite 250
80% 358 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 84.7
4K Mixed 38.8
141% 51.3 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 278
230% 331 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 133%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
705GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 117 117 119 120 117 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
69.4% Good
Read 123
Write 115
Mixed 111
SusWrite 118
87% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.8
168% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
71% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 20.4
71% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 27.5
SC Mixed 21.9
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 65.6
61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 71%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,095 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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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