Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics26.5% 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 Drive36.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 21 '20 at 09:39
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$146
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Memory 91.1
1-Core 95.3
2-Core 230
78% 139 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 454
62% 460 Pts
64-Core 467
29% 467 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140
PowerColor(148C 2337) 2GB
CLim: 955 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.4.2
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
26.5% Poor
Lighting 33.1
Reflection 29.9
Parallax 40.7
27% 34.6 fps
MRender 27.3
Gravity 28.9
Splatting 35.5
26% 30.6 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 26.5%
Great: 26%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
NFS011SA328-6007200 128GB
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0616B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 308 29 12 31 24 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
36.3% Below average
Read 501
Write 364
Mixed 22.1
SusWrite 69.5
52% 239 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 9.4
4K Mixed 1
39% 10.6 MB/s
DQ Read 57.9
DQ Write 16
DQ Mixed 17.7
18% 30.5 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 36.3%
Great: 84%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
125GB free
Firmware: 18.01H18
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 67 67 67 69 68 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
51.5% Above average
Read 112
Write 106
Mixed 66.6
SusWrite 67.5
65% 88 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSE.8FBD BLS4G4D240FSE.8FBD BLS4G4D26BFSE.8FBD2 BLS4G4D26BFSE.8FBD2 16GB
2720, 2720, 2720, 2720 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
87.5% Excellent
MC Read 30.2
MC Write 34.6
MC Mixed 29.5
90% 31.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 33.4
SC Mixed 25.9
73% 25.5 GB/s
Latency 65.6
61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 82%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,114 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: 85% - Excellent Total price: $823
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HDDRAMUSB
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