Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics104% 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 Drive98.1% 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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 05 '20 at 23:29
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (85th 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 way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.9% Outstanding
Memory 95.3
1-Core 147
2-Core 292
98% 178 Pts
4-Core 519
8-Core 796
81% 658 Pts
64-Core 787
49% 787 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing below potential (60th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 126
Parallax 141
105% 132 fps
MRender 178
Gravity 124
Splatting 101
106% 134 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mushkin Reactor 256GB-$114
201GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N1007C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 297 304 304 304 301 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
98.1% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 305
Mixed 293
SusWrite 297
78% 352 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 40.7
152% 59.3 MB/s
DQ Read 280
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 186
166% 250 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 98%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
550GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 468 488 492 491 491 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
138% Outstanding
Read 515
Write 488
Mixed 440
SusWrite 483
108% 482 MB/s
4K Read 49.4
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 69
230% 81.4 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 360
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 138%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
MC Read 35
MC Write 36.9
MC Mixed 28.9
96% 33.6 GB/s
SC Read 20.1
SC Write 37.9
SC Mixed 27.3
81% 28.4 GB/s
Latency 56.1
71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 94.6%
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 7,086 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $186Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34Corsair 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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