Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics89.8% 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 Drive77.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory32.4 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150810
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 12 '19 at 21:45
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing below expectations (25th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Memory 78
1-Core 142
2-Core 286
91% 169 Pts
4-Core 446
8-Core 718
71% 582 Pts
64-Core 770
48% 770 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Nvidia(10DE 12FB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing below potential (53rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
89.8% Excellent
Lighting 115
Reflection 111
Parallax 115
93% 114 fps
MRender 136
Gravity 98.3
Splatting 79.9
83% 105 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210
183GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 245 252 252 253 250 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Read 454
Write 278
Mixed 319
SusWrite 249
73% 325 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 54
4K Mixed 27.7
95% 34.1 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 270
DQ Mixed 300
230% 315 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 124%
SSD 240GB
155GB free
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 166 99 100 100 99 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
54.8% Above average
Read 302
Write 148
Mixed 261
SusWrite 143
48% 214 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 42.9
4K Mixed 22
80% 28.1 MB/s
DQ Read 180
DQ Write 235
DQ Mixed 174
140% 196 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 95%
WD Elements 25A3 6TB
3.5TB free, PID 25a3
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 142 139 134 133 143 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
41.9% Average
Read 24.5
Write 106
Mixed 38.5
SusWrite 141
119% 77.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.4
98% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
GEIL CL15-17-17 D4-3200 CL15-17-17 D4-3200 Corsair CMK32GX4M2B3200C16 Corsair CMK32GX4M2B3200C16 48GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 16384, 16384 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
66.6% Good
MC Read 24.5
MC Write 25.6
MC Mixed 20.5
67% 23.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 27.1
SC Mixed 18.7
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 84.4
47% 84.4 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,102 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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HDDRAMUSB
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