Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics56.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive92% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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)
Memory20.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170629
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateDec 07 '19 at 16:21
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Memory 92.1
1-Core 127
2-Core 254
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 507
8-Core 508
68% 507 Pts
64-Core 507
31% 507 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 16.6
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
56.6% Above average
Lighting 73.1
Reflection 68.3
Parallax 88.2
60% 76.5 fps
MRender 66.1
Gravity 67.9
Splatting 55.3
51% 63.1 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit LJT-128L6G-11 M.2 2260 128GB
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DJ7110C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 294 281 311 314 315 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
92% Outstanding
Read 461
Write 311
Mixed 263
SusWrite 302
75% 334 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 85.7
4K Mixed 36.7
139% 51 MB/s
DQ Read 280
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 181
164% 249 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 92%
Great: 93%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
404GB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 383 375 371 373 372 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 355
Write 374
Mixed 342
SusWrite 376
82% 362 MB/s
4K Read 43
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 62.3
200% 70 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 228
DQ Mixed 248
186% 249 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 111%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 24GB
2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
72% Very good
MC Read 25.6
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 22.7
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 27.6
SC Mixed 23.6
65% 22.7 GB/s
Latency 64
62% 64 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 72%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,122 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $746
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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