Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics53.1% 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 Drive11.6% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160624
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 13 '18 at 23:25
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User SVK-User
Background CPU 47%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Memory 80.6
1-Core 132
2-Core 279
88% 164 Pts
4-Core 478
8-Core 483
64% 480 Pts
64-Core 491
30% 491 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325
Gigabyte(1458 22C1) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
53.1% Above average
Lighting 65.8
Reflection 58.4
Parallax 79.2
54% 67.8 fps
MRender 58
Gravity 52.7
Splatting 75
52% 61.9 fps
Poor: 45%
This bench: 53.1%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKGF256A5 SATA 256GB
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LB1i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 81 95 94 107 122 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
11.6% Very poor
Read 84.2
Write 99.7
Mixed 104
SusWrite 98.3
22% 96.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 2.1
7% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 11.6%
Great: 88%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
0GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 61.3
Write 59.5
Mixed 37.2
39% 52.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.5
95% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
140GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 10 15 13 14 4.4 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile)
4.58% Terrible
Read 4.8
Write 3.3
Mixed 3
SusWrite 11.2
4% 5.57 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 4.58%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33.2% Below average
MC Read 11.3
MC Write 11.5
MC Mixed 9.9
31% 10.9 GB/s
SC Read 9.2
SC Write 11.2
SC Mixed 10.2
29% 10.2 GB/s
Latency 79.5
50% 79.5 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 33.2%
Great: 57%

 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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