Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics7.83% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive102% 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)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 09 '20 at 09:46
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User SVN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Memory 94.6
1-Core 130
2-Core 260
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 518
8-Core 515
69% 516 Pts
64-Core 513
32% 513 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4534
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.83% Terrible
Lighting 8.13
Reflection 12.2
Parallax 7.94
7% 9.41 fps
MRender 11.9
Gravity 7
Splatting 16.7
10% 11.9 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.83%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSDPR-S400U-120-80 120GB
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFMBB.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 395 398 392 393 394 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 425
Write 382
Mixed 339
SusWrite 395
87% 385 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 40.9
159% 59.1 MB/s
DQ Read 240
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 186
164% 243 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 102%
Great: 79%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 4TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 140 141 140 138 139 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
33.9% Below average
Read 157
Write 157
Mixed 94.3
SusWrite 139
31% 137 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 12.3
4K Mixed 1.1
71% 18.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1.4
DQ Write 10
DQ Mixed 1.5
2% 4.3 MB/s
Poor: 99%
This bench: 33.9%
Great: 129%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 998GB
777GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 127 127 126 124 129 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Read 178
Write 94
Mixed 98
SusWrite 126
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.3
242% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT8G4D26AFTA.16FAD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2668 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
MC Read 32.4
MC Write 35.5
MC Mixed 29.9
93% 32.6 GB/s
SC Read 20.1
SC Write 38.1
SC Mixed 28.7
83% 29 GB/s
Latency 58.2
69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 94%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,121 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: 89% - Excellent Total price: $796
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