Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics65.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive105% 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.
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 (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory20.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160325
Uptime3.3 Days
Run DateOct 07 '19 at 23:31
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 41%
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 PC Performing below expectations (35th 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 way below expectations (10th percentile)
72.4% Very good
Memory 78.3
1-Core 114
2-Core 207
75% 133 Pts
4-Core 363
8-Core 500
54% 431 Pts
64-Core 554
34% 554 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
65.5% Good
Lighting 82.9
Reflection 116
Parallax 112
68% 104 fps
MRender 77.1
Gravity 78.6
Splatting 71.1
62% 75.6 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 65.5%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB
192GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 360 295 294 293 289 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 441
Write 425
Mixed 330
SusWrite 322
85% 379 MB/s
4K Read 35.4
4K Write 92.1
4K Mixed 48.2
164% 58.6 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 359
270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 105%
Great: 131%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB
3TB free
Firmware: D781
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 178 169 167 173 179 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
94.2% Outstanding
Read 158
Write 142
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 171
97% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 94.2%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB-$154
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
62.3% Good
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 21.2
64% 22.5 GB/s
SC Read 11.8
SC Write 21.9
SC Mixed 16.5
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 83.8
48% 83.8 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 62.3%
Great: 113%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,092 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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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair 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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