Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 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 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics111% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive387% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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)
Memory7.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150810
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 15 '23 at 16:07
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 17%
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 PC Performing below expectations (31st 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 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
76.6% Very good
Memory 82.6
1-Core 119
2-Core 228
80% 143 Pts
4-Core 381
8-Core 605
61% 493 Pts
64-Core 523
32% 523 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Gigabyte(1458 37AC) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 527.56
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (143 fps cap detected)
111% Outstanding
Lighting 141
Reflection 142
Parallax 143
115% 142 fps
MRender 143
Gravity 143
Splatting 124
111% 137 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 111%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$31
7GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 14 13 14 14 13 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
387% Outstanding
Read 5,102
Write 46.3
Mixed 87.3
SusWrite 13.5
273% 1,312 MB/s
4K Read 451
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 4.4
690% 153 MB/s
Poor: 119%
This bench: 387%
Great: 243%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139
219GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 98 102 85 85 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Read 433
Write 406
Mixed 413
SusWrite 95.7
75% 337 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 78
4K Mixed 48.1
154% 53.3 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 360
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
319GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 11 13 12 12 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
343GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.2 8.7 11 10 12 12 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Panram PUD43000C158G2NJK 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
63% Good
MC Read 24.8
MC Write 23.5
MC Mixed 20.3
65% 22.9 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 18
SC Mixed 16.9
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 75.9
53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 63%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,141 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $750
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HDDRAMUSB
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