Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics45.6% 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 Drive218% 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.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 09 '19 at 18:36
Run Duration232 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Memory 95.8
1-Core 118
2-Core 230
85% 148 Pts
4-Core 436
8-Core 425
58% 431 Pts
64-Core 437
27% 437 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.70
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
45.6% Average
Lighting 59.3
Reflection 55
Parallax 48.2
48% 54.2 fps
MRender 45.2
Gravity 50.8
Splatting 50.7
40% 48.9 fps
Poor: 39%
This bench: 45.6%
Great: 46%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 573 466 440 440 440 438 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
218% Outstanding
Read 2463
Write 2,267
Mixed 1,464
SusWrite 466
371% 1,665 MB/s
4K Read 60
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 82.1
274% 96.4 MB/s
DQ Read 62.1
DQ Write 167
DQ Mixed 86.7
74% 105 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 218%
Great: 302%
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB
442GB free
Firmware: SAFM001B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 486 486 486 487 488 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Read 495
Write 462
Mixed 319
SusWrite 484
99% 440 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 91.7
4K Mixed 38.8
143% 53.4 MB/s
DQ Read 30.1
DQ Write 97.9
DQ Mixed 66.8
50% 64.9 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 110%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45
502GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 159 159 161 161 163 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Read 158
Write 148
Mixed 34.1
SusWrite 161
90% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
242GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 143 143 143 144 143 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Read 142
Write 65.2
Mixed 70.8
SusWrite 142
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 112%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 120 121 121 120 120 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
67% Good
Read 115
Write 100
Mixed 75.2
SusWrite 119
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
184% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 67%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
GEIL CL15-15-15 D4-3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3001 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 38.1
MC Write 40.9
MC Mixed 35.5
109% 38.2 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 42.5
SC Mixed 29.7
89% 31.1 GB/s
Latency 54.6
73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 106%
Great: 106%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,113 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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