Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
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 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics32% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive339% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840x2160x4294967296 szín
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170629
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 16 '18 at 17:27
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User HUN-User
Background CPU 32%

 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 i5-6600K-$81
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Memory 86.2
1-Core 118
2-Core 207
79% 137 Pts
4-Core 396
8-Core 429
54% 413 Pts
64-Core 438
27% 438 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
Asus(1043 8521) 2GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing below potential (46th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
32% Below average
Lighting 41.5
Reflection 40.5
Parallax 36.1
34% 39.4 fps
MRender 37
Gravity 35.9
Splatting 32.4
28% 35.1 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 32%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
305GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1495 1944 2006 2129 2121 2127 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
339% Outstanding
Read 2,374
Write 2,084
Mixed 1,321
SusWrite 1,971
435% 1,938 MB/s
4K Read 51.5
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 70.4
247% 90.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,098
DQ Write 1,054
DQ Mixed 1,072
806% 1,075 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 339%
Great: 393%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
97GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 370 370 366 371 371 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Read 352
Write 368
Mixed 329
SusWrite 369
80% 354 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 75.7
4K Mixed 45.7
152% 52.2 MB/s
DQ Read 278
DQ Write 227
DQ Mixed 246
186% 250 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 134%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80
188GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 77 80 79 79 78 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
46.5% Average
Read 83.5
Write 75.5
Mixed 64.2
SusWrite 78.2
56% 75.3 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
179% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 46.5%
Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64% Good
MC Read 23.6
MC Write 24.6
MC Mixed 20.5
65% 22.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 19.2
SC Mixed 18.2
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 71.1
56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 64%
Great: 108%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,106 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: 69% - Good Total price: $958
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HDDRAMUSB
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