Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics105% 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.
Boot Drive211% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161216
Uptime2.2 Days
Run DateAug 11 '18 at 00:04
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
Memory 96.1
1-Core 134
2-Core 262
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 498
8-Core 744
77% 621 Pts
64-Core 744
46% 744 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 138
Reflection 149
Parallax 139
112% 142 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 132
Splatting 108
96% 118 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 8EV10135 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 936 856 840 785 842 750 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
211% Outstanding
Read 720
Write 972
Mixed 563
SusWrite 835
175% 772 MB/s
4K Read 43.3
4K Write 229
4K Mixed 56.8
260% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 1,422
DQ Write 968
DQ Mixed 1,010
804% 1,133 MB/s
Poor: 123%
This bench: 211%
Great: 230%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210
659GB free
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 448 452 458 454 461 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Read 522
Write 490
Mixed 415
SusWrite 452
106% 470 MB/s
4K Read 40.1
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 56.3
203% 76.5 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 362
273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 128%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4-3000C15-8GVR F4-3000C15-8GVRB F4-3000C15-8GVR F4-3000C15-8GVRB 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
98.4% Outstanding
MC Read 34.2
MC Write 38.3
MC Mixed 32.1
100% 34.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 41.9
SC Mixed 32
85% 29.8 GB/s
Latency 53.6
75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 98.4%
Great: 102%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,090 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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