Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 130%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 112%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics141% 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 Drive259% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150810
Uptime30.7 Days
Run DateFeb 15 '20 at 21:17
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
Memory 94.5
1-Core 149
2-Core 290
98% 178 Pts
4-Core 490
8-Core 743
76% 617 Pts
64-Core 789
49% 789 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Zotac(19DA 2503) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
141% Outstanding
Lighting 187
Reflection 200
Parallax 222
153% 203 fps
MRender 249
Gravity 194
Splatting 131
150% 191 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 141%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXY70H1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 652 370 355 328 330 318 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
259% Outstanding
Read 1,963
Write 1,344
Mixed 865
SusWrite 392
252% 1,141 MB/s
4K Read 61.2
4K Write 189
4K Mixed 86.1
303% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 1,544
DQ Write 1,282
DQ Mixed 993
858% 1,273 MB/s
Poor: 126%
This bench: 259%
Great: 259%
OWC Mercury Electra 3G SSD 480GB
89GB free
Firmware: 502ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 173 175 170 172 173 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
54.1% Above average
Read 242
Write 233
Mixed 225
SusWrite 172
49% 218 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 22.7
4K Mixed 25.8
92% 26.4 MB/s
DQ Read 159
DQ Write 99
DQ Mixed 130
96% 129 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 91%
Seagate Desktop HDD 5TB (2015)-$634
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC48
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 149 145 148 150 150 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 182
Mixed 88
SusWrite 147
108% 147 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.1
213% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 116%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFS824A.M8FD CT8G4DFS8213.M8FH 16GB
2187, 2187 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
72.4% Very good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 27.2
MC Mixed 20.8
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 27.5
SC Mixed 22.2
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 58.4
68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 73%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,148 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 72%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $755
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