Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory0.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime9.8 Days
Run DateMar 27 '22 at 03:32
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%
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 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 91.1
1-Core 130
2-Core 245
88% 155 Pts
4-Core 384
8-Core 609
61% 497 Pts
64-Core 680
42% 680 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245
EVGA(3842 6284) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 132
Parallax 125
108% 130 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 134
Splatting 113
98% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$50
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR020
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 464
Write 411
Mixed 275
85% 384 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 39
143% 56.2 MB/s
DQ Read 335
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 252
212% 308 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 125%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
211GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 415 416 421 411 413 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 452
Write 423
Mixed 339
SusWrite 406
91% 405 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 43.2
169% 65.7 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 286
233% 332 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 110%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
31.7% Below average
MC Read 12.3
MC Write 9.3
MC Mixed 9.5
30% 10.4 GB/s
SC Read 8.4
SC Write 7.8
SC Mixed 7.4
22% 7.87 GB/s
Latency 65.6
61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 31.7%
Great: 55%

 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: 88% - Excellent Total price: $808
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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