Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics42% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive121% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 20 '18 at 23:54
Run Duration238 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU 17%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$59
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Memory 84.7
1-Core 125
2-Core 248
85% 153 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 469
63% 469 Pts
64-Core 426
26% 426 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
42% Average
Lighting 47.4
Reflection 54.9
Parallax 44.7
39% 49 fps
MRender 68
Gravity 47.6
Splatting 62.1
49% 59.3 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 42%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
172GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 293 293 292 294 296 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 460
Write 482
Mixed 350
SusWrite 308
90% 400 MB/s
4K Read 45.2
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 63.9
219% 79.6 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 361
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 121%
Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29
683GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 168 169 171 170 169 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 163
Mixed 111
SusWrite 170
115% 156 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.2
235% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 101%
Great: 109%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$83
722GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 209 208 208 210 207 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 172
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 208
108% 150 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 1.9
351% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 115%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4-2666C15-8GVB F4-2666C15-8GVR F4-2666C15-8GVB F4-2666C15-8GVR 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.4% Very good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 24.7
77% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 23
SC Mixed 19.4
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 72.3
55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,208 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 - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $698
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