Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics127% 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 Drive54.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161216
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 06 '19 at 01:38
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 32%
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 PC Performing as expected (44th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Memory 93.7
1-Core 126
2-Core 259
89% 160 Pts
4-Core 461
8-Core 701
72% 581 Pts
64-Core 721
45% 721 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
Gigabyte(1458 37B3) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
127% Outstanding
Lighting 176
Reflection 168
Parallax 178
144% 174 fps
MRender 182
Gravity 147
Splatting 105
114% 145 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 127%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
0GB free
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,055
Write 915
Mixed 744
270% 1,238 MB/s
4K Read 50.7
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 58.5
233% 87.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,053
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 374
357% 582 MB/s
Poor: 131% Great: 243%
Crucial MX200 500GB-$90
126GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 102 76 85 110 90 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
54.5% Above average
Read 315
Write 45.5
Mixed 196
SusWrite 91.8
36% 162 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 46.4
4K Mixed 27
100% 33.5 MB/s
DQ Read 204
DQ Write 44.2
DQ Mixed 64.5
63% 104 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52.9% Above average
MC Read 19
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 15.1
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 18.2
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 60.5
66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,093 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: 68% - Good Total price: $972
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