Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics73.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive93.9% 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.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 15 '18 at 11:46
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd 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 way above expectations (97th percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
Memory 93.7
1-Core 132
2-Core 264
91% 163 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 725
74% 598 Pts
64-Core 743
46% 743 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 4991) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
73.3% Very good
Lighting 93
Reflection 98
Parallax 89
76% 93.3 fps
MRender 84.6
Gravity 85.9
Splatting 81
68% 83.8 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
219GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 278 302 289 272 268 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
Read 374
Write 391
Mixed 314
SusWrite 280
76% 340 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 86
4K Mixed 45.9
164% 57.1 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 227
DQ Mixed 249
187% 251 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 134%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
411GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 93 93 93 93 94 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
56.7% Above average
Read 106
Write 94.7
Mixed 91.7
SusWrite 91.5
71% 95.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78.1% Very good
MC Read 28.4
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 23.8
77% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 20.1
SC Write 30.5
SC Mixed 25.2
72% 25.3 GB/s
Latency 60.6
66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,102 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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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $179Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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