Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive41.9% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 21 '20 at 14:53
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 90.5
1-Core 135
2-Core 264
91% 163 Pts
4-Core 440
8-Core 744
72% 592 Pts
64-Core 735
46% 735 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 90%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 55 64 69 58 58 MB/s
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
41.9% Average
Read 125
Write 54
Mixed 18
SusWrite 71.3
15% 67.2 MB/s
4K Read 14.4
4K Write 90
4K Mixed 16
90% 40.1 MB/s
DQ Read 157
DQ Write 113
DQ Mixed 2.3
38% 90.8 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 86%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
95GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 302 304 302 303 302 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 470
Write 455
Mixed 383
SusWrite 321
92% 407 MB/s
4K Read 47.7
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 66.7
230% 83.9 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 356
269% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 126%
Great: 124%
Samsung SM871 2.5 7mm 256GB
238GB free
Firmware: EMM02D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 459 458 454 455 459 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 472
Write 464
Mixed 341
SusWrite 459
98% 434 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 50
189% 73 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 340
262% 355 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 121%
Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.3% Very good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 23.5
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 31
SC Mixed 24.5
71% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 66.5
60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 119%

 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%
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
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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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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