Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics48.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive212% 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.
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 (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory19.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151001
Uptime10.5 Days
Run DateSep 24 '17 at 18:51
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 37%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th 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 below expectations (34th percentile)
78.6% Very good
Memory 83.1
1-Core 124
2-Core 243
83% 150 Pts
4-Core 407
8-Core 539
60% 473 Pts
64-Core 645
40% 645 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 382.5
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
48.8% Average
Lighting 59.6
Reflection 90.3
Parallax 79.8
48% 76.6 fps
MRender 56.9
Gravity 50.8
Splatting 69.5
49% 59.1 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
352GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
212% Outstanding
Read 1,898
Write 1,098
Mixed 1,364
321% 1,453 MB/s
4K Read 45.7
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 45.6
200% 76.3 MB/s
DQ Read 48.7
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 32.4
70% 135 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 212%
Great: 283%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
1TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 148
Mixed 149
118% 157 MB/s
4K Read 0.72
4K Write 3.05
4K Mixed 0.23
111% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB-$182
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.6% Good
MC Read 24.5
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 22.4
70% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 22.8
SC Mixed 14.7
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 75
53% 75 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 101%

 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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