Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics17% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive97.3% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171227
Uptime9 Days
Run DateApr 23 '24 at 22:24
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (50th 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)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 88.2
1-Core 129
2-Core 251
87% 156 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 687
71% 571 Pts
64-Core 693
43% 693 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
Zotac(19DA 288A) 2GB
CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 552.22
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
17% Very poor
Lighting 20.9
Reflection 17.8
Parallax 20.3
17% 19.7 fps
MRender 24.7
Gravity 22.6
Splatting 16.2
17% 21.2 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 17%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 73 82 78 67 69 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 484
Mixed 346
SusWrite 103
80% 359 MB/s
4K Read 41.4
4K Write 87.8
4K Mixed 52.1
176% 60.4 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 224
206% 316 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 118%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
93GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 95 97 96 96 96 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
71% Very good
Read 153
Write 145
Mixed 103
SusWrite 94.1
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.2
242% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 71%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$102
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.4% Very good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 22.8
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 18.5
SC Write 29.9
SC Mixed 24.4
69% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 68.9
58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 18: 0P 1R 3G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
18% 15% 52 216 59 60 7.2" 1280 720 SAM0902 SAMSUNG
Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,127 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $742
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