Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics63.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive86.5% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160325
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 30 '19 at 21:14
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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)
89.8% Excellent
Memory 93.3
1-Core 127
2-Core 254
89% 158 Pts
4-Core 502
8-Core 483
66% 493 Pts
64-Core 508
32% 508 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Gigabyte(1458 3775) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63.1% Good
Lighting 79.3
Reflection 78.2
Parallax 76.3
65% 77.9 fps
MRender 71.8
Gravity 74.2
Splatting 74.4
60% 73.5 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
IM2S3138E-256GM-B 256GB
192GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DA002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 285 295 296 296 297 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Read 389
Write 295
Mixed 257
SusWrite 292
69% 308 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 91.4
4K Mixed 35.8
130% 50.4 MB/s
DQ Read 284
DQ Write 295
DQ Mixed 148
150% 242 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 86%
VendorCo ProductCode 16GB
14GB free, PID 5678
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
5.43% Terrible
Read 17
Write 10.2
Mixed 5.7
SusWrite 10.7
14% 10.9 MB/s
4K Read 2.7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
10% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.43%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
73.3% Very good
MC Read 27
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 21.4
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 27.6
SC Mixed 22.4
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 61.5
65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 90%

 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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