Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics51.7% 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)
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.
Very high background CPU (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateOct 10 '20 at 10:48
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User SYC-User
Background CPU 71%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$110
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
58.9% Above average
Memory 77.7
1-Core 93.6
2-Core 180
68% 117 Pts
4-Core 218
8-Core 324
34% 271 Pts
64-Core 283
18% 283 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
51.7% Above average
Lighting 65.2
Reflection 67.9
Parallax 61.5
53% 64.9 fps
MRender 71.6
Gravity 56.4
Splatting 54
49% 60.7 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 51.7%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SNAT-128G-1006 128GB
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2311006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 150 160 165 167 163 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 27% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 200 197 200 198 198 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 170
Mixed 71.9
SusWrite 198
116% 159 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 113%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 4ATF51264AZ-2G3B1 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
65.4% Good
MC Read 25.3
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 22.9
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 19.5
SC Mixed 15.7
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 84.9
47% 84.9 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 65.4%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,095 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair 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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