Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics55.3% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160919
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 12 '17 at 03:51
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 33%

 PC Performing as expected (56th 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 above expectations (70th percentile)
75.5% Very good
Memory 84.2
1-Core 112
2-Core 198
76% 131 Pts
4-Core 360
8-Core 587
58% 474 Pts
64-Core 594
37% 594 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R5 220
XFX(1682 5220) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.12% Terrible
Lighting 1.37
Reflection 1.77
Parallax 1.62
1% 1.59 fps
MRender 1.67
Gravity 0.83
Splatting 1.61
1% 1.37 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.12%
Great: 1%
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
PNY(196E 11D8) 3GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 384.76
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
55.3% Above average
Lighting 68.9
Reflection 66.3
Parallax 58.2
56% 64.5 fps
MRender 67.8
Gravity 64.4
Splatting 64.6
54% 65.6 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 55.3%
Great: 56%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
76.9% Very good
Read 113
Write 154
Mixed 103
92% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.24
4K Write 4.66
4K Mixed 0.08
106% 1.66 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8213.C8FBD1 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2187 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33.9% Below average
MC Read 13.1
MC Write 11
MC Mixed 9.6
32% 11.2 GB/s
SC Read 9.3
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 10.3
27% 9.47 GB/s
Latency 73.1
55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 33.9%
Great: 42%

 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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