Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics41.1% 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 Drive270% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 12 '23 at 00:22
Run Duration210 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 (84th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Memory 97
1-Core 121
2-Core 220
85% 146 Pts
4-Core 401
8-Core 602
62% 502 Pts
64-Core 635
39% 635 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
CLim: 1268 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.11.2
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
41.1% Average
Lighting 49.2
Reflection 55.9
Parallax 79.6
40% 61.6 fps
MRender 59.7
Gravity 58.2
Splatting 43.9
43% 53.9 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 41.1%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
153GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2125 763 728 750 754 741 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
270% Outstanding
Read 2,506
Write 2,329
Mixed 1,845
SusWrite 977
428% 1,914 MB/s
4K Read 56.9
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 73.5
238% 79.5 MB/s
DQ Read 958
DQ Write 647
DQ Mixed 850
622% 818 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 270%
Great: 355%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$100
931GB free
Firmware: SVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 487 487 487 486 486 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
127% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 477
Mixed 459
SusWrite 485
109% 484 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 96.6
4K Mixed 59.4
195% 66.9 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 362
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 127%
Great: 137%
T-force 500GB 500GB
465GB free
Firmware: 02K0S6OA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 434 425 425 425 426 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 515
Write 459
Mixed 411
SusWrite 431
102% 454 MB/s
4K Read 37.5
4K Write 89.8
4K Mixed 50.7
169% 59.3 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 121
156% 279 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 116%
Great: 126%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 4000 C19 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 38.5
MC Write 39.3
MC Mixed 29.1
102% 35.6 GB/s
SC Read 21.8
SC Write 40
SC Mixed 32.3
90% 31.4 GB/s
Latency 50.5
79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 101%
Great: 124%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,110 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: 70% - Good Total price: $953
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HDDRAMUSB
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