Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.57% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive108% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160919
Uptime1 Days
Run DateJun 12 '17 at 23:44
Run Duration97 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
83% Excellent
Memory 94.1
1-Core 130
2-Core 259
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 382
55% 403 Pts
64-Core 428
26% 428 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 83%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4678
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.57% Terrible
Lighting 7.83
Reflection 10.9
Parallax 8.09
6% 8.94 fps
MRender 11
Gravity 7.07
Splatting 16.4
10% 11.5 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.57%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 393
Mixed 417
98% 439 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 87.4
4K Mixed 44
159% 56.3 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 269
DQ Mixed 106
138% 251 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 108%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
85.9% Excellent
MC Read 31.1
MC Write 32
MC Mixed 28.6
87% 30.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 31.9
SC Mixed 26.1
72% 25.3 GB/s
Latency 59.5
67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,093 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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HDDRAMUSB
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