Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
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 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics113% 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 Drive115% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161227
Uptime8.7 Days
Run DateNov 27 '21 at 17:28
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 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 i7-7700K-$230
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Memory 88.6
1-Core 138
2-Core 254
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 669
70% 561 Pts
64-Core 731
45% 731 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 496.76
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (143 fps cap detected)
113% Outstanding
Lighting 142
Reflection 143
Parallax 142
116% 142 fps
MRender 142
Gravity 143
Splatting 143
117% 143 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 113%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 138 134 134 128 133 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 471
Write 455
Mixed 364
SusWrite 166
82% 364 MB/s
4K Read 48.5
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 65.1
224% 79.9 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 361
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 115%
Great: 124%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
408GB free
Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1555 851 851 850 851 847 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
270% Outstanding
Read 1,554
Write 1,708
Mixed 1,268
SusWrite 968
309% 1,374 MB/s
4K Read 53.9
4K Write 196
4K Mixed 80.4
288% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 1,515
DQ Write 1,180
DQ Mixed 1,316
993% 1,337 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 270%
Great: 276%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79
638GB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 58 74 65 57 68 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
54.3% Above average
Read 126
Write 0.7
Mixed 55.4
SusWrite 63
45% 61.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 1.2
220% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB-$182
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
74.4% Very good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 23
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 19.2
SC Write 30.1
SC Mixed 23.1
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 68.9
58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,107 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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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair 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
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