Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics106% 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 Drive108% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime10.5 Days
Run DateJul 04 '19 at 09:29
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Memory 87.7
1-Core 115
2-Core 222
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 424
57% 426 Pts
64-Core 426
26% 426 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Lighting 139
Reflection 143
Parallax 123
113% 135 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 139
Splatting 111
98% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 106%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 131 131 127 119 120 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 495
Write 412
Mixed 356
SusWrite 160
79% 356 MB/s
4K Read 43.7
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 60.7
206% 74 MB/s
DQ Read 347
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 315
238% 321 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 108%
Great: 124%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
85GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 139 143 143 143 144 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
86% Excellent
Read 157
Write 132
Mixed 84
SusWrite 142
94% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1
206% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 86%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A2 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
79.3% Very good
MC Read 28.6
MC Write 30
MC Mixed 26.3
81% 28.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 29.7
SC Mixed 23.5
68% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 79%

 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia 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) $30Corsair 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
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback