Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (8th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 92 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics34.9% 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 Drive71.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151110
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 13 '18 at 16:12
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 32%

 PC Performing way below expectations (8th 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 1.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
42.2% Average
Memory 63.7
1-Core 23.8
2-Core 44.5
32% 44 Pts
4-Core 112
8-Core 358
26% 235 Pts
64-Core 590
36% 590 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 42.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 411.63
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
34.9% Below average
Lighting 33.3
Reflection 51.8
Parallax 66
27% 50.4 fps
MRender 71.6
Gravity 61.6
Splatting 53.5
50% 62.2 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 34.9%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 341 314 324 349 347 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
71.1% Very good
Read 381
Write 346
Mixed 287
SusWrite 336
76% 337 MB/s
4K Read 18.1
4K Write 30.1
4K Mixed 21.8
71% 23.3 MB/s
DQ Read 256
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 209
182% 267 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 124%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
1TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 113 98 112 116 116 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
70% Good
Read 132
Write 124
Mixed 76.3
SusWrite 112
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1
208% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 70%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
63.5% Good
MC Read 21
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 27.1
73% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 5.9
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 8.7
22% 7.8 GB/s
Latency 117
34% 117 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 95%

 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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