Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics118% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime5.5 Days
Run DateJan 20 '20 at 01:54
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 149
2-Core 268
96% 171 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 726
74% 598 Pts
64-Core 757
47% 757 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
Gigabyte(1458 3FF5) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
118% Outstanding
Lighting 158
Reflection 146
Parallax 144
129% 149 fps
MRender 177
Gravity 131
Splatting 106
109% 138 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 118%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,938
Write 1,501
Mixed 526
291% 1,322 MB/s
4K Read 40.9
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 50.9
207% 80.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,050
DQ Write 1,178
DQ Mixed 792
686% 1,007 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
215GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 116 85 87 118 118 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
50.2% Above average
Read 66.2
Write 90
Mixed 28.5
SusWrite 107
53% 72.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.9
353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
778GB free
Firmware: CC38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 110 94 71 99 110 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
60.4% Good
Read 111
Write 94.7
Mixed 63
SusWrite 99.4
68% 92.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.8
137% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
MC Read 35.9
MC Write 35.1
MC Mixed 28.1
94% 33 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 30.3
81% 28.3 GB/s
Latency 50.8
79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,095 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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