Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics123% 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 Drive68.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 18 '19 at 07:47
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 94.9
1-Core 146
2-Core 256
94% 165 Pts
4-Core 442
8-Core 660
69% 551 Pts
64-Core 793
49% 793 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.81
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
123% Outstanding
Lighting 168
Reflection 154
Parallax 158
137% 160 fps
MRender 178
Gravity 145
Splatting 105
112% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 123%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7TD256HAFV-000L7 256GB
172GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT04L6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 140 129 181 167 161 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
68.6% Good
Read 406
Write 114
Mixed 121
SusWrite 154
44% 199 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 68.3
4K Mixed 23.6
108% 39.8 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 113
DQ Mixed 55.7
88% 177 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 80%
Transcend SSD340 256GB-$194
62GB free
Firmware: SVN263
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 207 211 209 210 211 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Read 429
Write 210
Mixed 197
SusWrite 209
58% 261 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 39.9
151% 58.1 MB/s
DQ Read 188
DQ Write 211
DQ Mixed 112
108% 170 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 98%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 145 148 147 146 145 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Read 142
Write 140
Mixed 82.7
SusWrite 146
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
206% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2400C15D4/8G Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 KHX2400C15D4/8G Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB
2933, 2933, 2933, 2933 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
MC Read 34.5
MC Write 37.1
MC Mixed 31
98% 34.2 GB/s
SC Read 20.6
SC Write 37.1
SC Mixed 26.2
80% 28 GB/s
Latency 57.2
70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,112 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: 70% - Good Total price: $953
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