Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics86% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive114% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161216
Uptime16.6 Days
Run DateDec 08 '17 at 05:05
Run Duration184 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 88.9
1-Core 132
2-Core 263
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 451
8-Core 723
72% 587 Pts
64-Core 694
43% 694 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 1996) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
86% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 118
Parallax 117
90% 115 fps
MRender 96.4
Gravity 102
Splatting 92.8
79% 96.9 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 480GB-$160
370GB free
Firmware: MU01.4 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Read 489
Write 249
Mixed 266
74% 335 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 58.4
4K Mixed 25
111% 38.3 MB/s
DQ Read 279
DQ Write 172
DQ Mixed 44.1
82% 165 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 95%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB
218GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT21B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 403
Mixed 416
98% 442 MB/s
4K Read 42.7
4K Write 94.3
4K Mixed 49.7
178% 62.2 MB/s
DQ Read 365
DQ Write 255
DQ Mixed 108
135% 243 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 114%
Great: 131%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
765GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Read 156
Write 159
Mixed 156
118% 157 MB/s
4K Read 1.15
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.36
140% 1.44 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
166GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
69.7% Good
Read 135
Write 108
Mixed 107
88% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 2.19
4K Mixed 0.2
86% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
119GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Read 150
Write 162
Mixed 107
104% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1.06
4K Write 2.13
4K Mixed 0.2
106% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
72% Very good
MC Read 25.6
MC Write 27.2
MC Mixed 22.8
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 22.9
65% 22.7 GB/s
Latency 68.5
58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 72%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,106 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: 69% - Good Total price: $958
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair 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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