Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics13.5% 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 Drive60.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 12 '19 at 09:51
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
Memory 95
1-Core 141
2-Core 281
95% 172 Pts
4-Core 500
8-Core 770
78% 635 Pts
64-Core 765
47% 765 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7770
Gigabyte(1458 2556) 1GB
CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
13.5% Very poor
Lighting 16.6
Reflection 17.3
Parallax 23.3
14% 19.1 fps
MRender 14
Gravity 15.1
Splatting 19
14% 16 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 13.5%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 99 114 110 111 114 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
60.8% Good
Read 224
Write 142
Mixed 172
SusWrite 108
36% 162 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 87
4K Mixed 33.8
132% 49.5 MB/s
DQ Read 80.4
DQ Write 144
DQ Mixed 115
87% 113 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 73%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
499GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 56 71 99 86 103 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
25.8% Poor
Read 10.5
Write 47.1
Mixed 24.4
SusWrite 79.4
30% 40.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.1
28% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 25.8%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 CMU16GX4M2D3200C16 CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 CMU16GX4M2D3200C16 32GB
3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
98.4% Outstanding
MC Read 35.8
MC Write 38.2
MC Mixed 31.3
100% 35.1 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 40.3
SC Mixed 28.7
85% 29.6 GB/s
Latency 57.2
70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 98.4%
Great: 109%

 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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