Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics34.7% 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 Drive58.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160919
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 10 '19 at 11:06
Run Duration159 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Memory 89.3
1-Core 127
2-Core 254
87% 157 Pts
4-Core 500
8-Core 487
66% 494 Pts
64-Core 495
31% 495 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
34.7% Below average
Lighting 44.9
Reflection 31
Parallax 37.9
37% 37.9 fps
MRender 37.9
Gravity 40.9
Splatting 36.1
31% 38.3 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 34.7%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0627A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 104 56 58 59 57 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
58.4% Above average
Read 460
Write 402
Mixed 386
SusWrite 106
76% 338 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 1
105% 47.3 MB/s
DQ Read 157
DQ Write 88.9
DQ Mixed 44.9
54% 96.9 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 83%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70
614GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 133 133 133 132 132 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Read 178
Write 157
Mixed 28.9
SusWrite 133
90% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 2.1
378% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 111%
Seagate ST32000644NS 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: SN12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 130 130 130 131 130 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Read 131
Write 130
Mixed 66.1
SusWrite 129
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
184% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 74%
Spcc Solid State Disk 256GB
209GB free
Firmware: SBFM61.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 384 109 65 68 66 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905625-062.A00G 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43% Average
MC Read 15
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 12.3
40% 14.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 14.5
41% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 43%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,093 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: 68% - Good Total price: $972
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HDDRAMUSB
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