Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 144%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 121%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics173% 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 Drive113% 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.
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 (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150810
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 18 '23 at 21:10
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 46%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd 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 (79th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Memory 88.7
1-Core 126
2-Core 226
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 435
8-Core 629
67% 532 Pts
64-Core 665
41% 665 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
EVGA(3842 2484) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 531.79
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
173% Outstanding
Lighting 238
Reflection 217
Parallax 279
194% 245 fps
MRender 272
Gravity 239
Splatting 180
183% 230 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 173%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsun 850 EVO M.2 500GB
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 436 441 453 450 444 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 463
Write 54
Mixed 320
SusWrite 445
72% 321 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 80.7
4K Mixed 50.5
166% 56.6 MB/s
DQ Read 333
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 360
264% 345 MB/s
Poor: 85%
This bench: 113%
Great: 122%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199
398GB free
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 449 466 478 477 477 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 467
Write 152
Mixed 214
SusWrite 467
73% 325 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 77.4
4K Mixed 46.6
159% 54.1 MB/s
DQ Read 330
DQ Write 143
DQ Mixed 168
143% 214 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 107%
Great: 126%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$123
74GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 449 464 475 473 473 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 465
Write 453
Mixed 426
SusWrite 465
102% 452 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 80.6
4K Mixed 48.8
158% 54.8 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 349
265% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 113%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.3% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 28.8
MC Mixed 23.2
75% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 30.3
SC Mixed 24.3
69% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 68.8
58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,120 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: 89% - Excellent Total price: $796
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HDDRAMUSB
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