Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 132%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 115%
UFO
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 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics145% 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.
Boot Drive85.2% 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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151001
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateFeb 20 '22 at 16:01
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU8%
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 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 i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
Memory 93.1
1-Core 142
2-Core 266
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 491
8-Core 786
78% 638 Pts
64-Core 786
49% 786 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.09
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
145% Outstanding
Lighting 209
Reflection 198
Parallax 210
170% 206 fps
MRender 189
Gravity 153
Splatting 136
127% 159 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 145%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM00.U
SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 241 173 161 176 152 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Read 454
Write 461
Mixed 317
SusWrite 191
80% 356 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 39.1
151% 61 MB/s
DQ Read 345
DQ Write 56.5
DQ Mixed 69
84% 157 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 111%
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB-$180
1TB free
Firmware: SVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 382 383 380 370 377 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 355
Write 377
Mixed 347
SusWrite 379
82% 365 MB/s
4K Read 37.9
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 60.8
190% 67.3 MB/s
DQ Read 274
DQ Write 228
DQ Mixed 250
188% 251 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 108%
Great: 136%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2133C13D4/4GX KHX2666C13D4/4GX KHX2133C13D4/4GX KHX2666C13D4/4GX 16GB
2197, 2197, 2197, 2197 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
78.1% Very good
MC Read 28
MC Write 29.8
MC Mixed 24
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 25.2
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 62
64% 62 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,114 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 72%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $823
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