Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 56%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics6.29% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive60.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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)
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170629
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 13 '19 at 13:04
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Celeron G3930-$28
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
56% Above average
Memory 86.7
1-Core 93.5
2-Core 182
71% 121 Pts
4-Core 148
8-Core 161
20% 155 Pts
64-Core 161
10% 161 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 56%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5670
Sapphire(174B E166) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
6.29% Terrible
Lighting 7.77
Reflection 8.69
Parallax 6.09
6% 7.52 fps
MRender 8.14
Gravity 5.17
Splatting 8.96
6% 7.42 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.29%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 113 55 40 46 51 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
60.4% Good
Read 428
Write 111
Mixed 252
SusWrite 67.7
47% 214 MB/s
4K Read 16.4
4K Write 38
4K Mixed 31.5
85% 28.6 MB/s
DQ Read 266
DQ Write 256
DQ Mixed 128
133% 217 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 82%
WD Blue 320GB (2010)-$40
262GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 106 106 106 106 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
56.4% Above average
Read 90.7
Write 97.6
Mixed 63.9
SusWrite 106
66% 89.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 56.4%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GB-$67
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44.9% Average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 16.1
MC Mixed 14.9
44% 15.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 13.6
SC Mixed 11.8
36% 12.7 GB/s
Latency 70.7
57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 44.9%
Great: 81%

 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
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