Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 135%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 115%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics156% 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 Drive113% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150714
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 21 '21 at 10:47
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Memory 92.8
1-Core 134
2-Core 257
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 709
73% 588 Pts
64-Core 732
45% 732 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
Asus(1043 87C1) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
156% Outstanding
Lighting 232
Reflection 213
Parallax 211
189% 218 fps
MRender 202
Gravity 160
Splatting 140
134% 168 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 156%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
227GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 269 265 264 255 252 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 492
Mixed 468
SusWrite 282
98% 438 MB/s
4K Read 41.5
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 58
195% 69.7 MB/s
DQ Read 343
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 321
242% 323 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 113%
Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
208GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 487 331 323 321 322 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 492
Mixed 464
SusWrite 379
104% 462 MB/s
4K Read 43.2
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 59.7
202% 71.8 MB/s
DQ Read 351
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 334
252% 337 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 121%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C13 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.2% Average
MC Read 14.4
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 12.1
39% 13.6 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 14.7
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 62.4
64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 42.2%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,095 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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