Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics17.7% 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 Drive157% 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)
Memory23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit색
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160624
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateFeb 25 '17 at 19:23
Run Duration223 Seconds
Run User KOR-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel 0000
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Memory 91.5
1-Core 126
2-Core 250
88% 156 Pts
4-Core 464
8-Core 687
72% 575 Pts
64-Core 707
44% 707 Pts
Poor: 55%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.66
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
17.7% Very poor
Lighting 20
Reflection 23.1
Parallax 18.8
16% 20.6 fps
MRender 28.6
Gravity 20
Splatting 26.1
20% 24.9 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 17.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
157% Outstanding
Read 1,217
Write 590
Mixed 865
197% 891 MB/s
4K Read 46.6
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 43.6
192% 71.2 MB/s
DQ Read 440
DQ Write 217
DQ Mixed 164
166% 274 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 157%
Great: 243%
Samsung 830 128GB-$109
7GB free
Firmware: CXM03B1Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
69.9% Good
Read 498
Write 280
Mixed 387
86% 388 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 64.2
4K Mixed 13.3
87% 33.7 MB/s
DQ Read 273
DQ Write 75.8
DQ Mixed 59.2
74% 136 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 76%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Read 146
Write 156
Mixed 153
114% 152 MB/s
4K Read 1.11
4K Write 2.15
4K Mixed 0.24
113% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39
272GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
51.7% Above average
Read 82.6
Write 97.5
Mixed 103
72% 94.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.95
4K Mixed 0.33
98% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 51.7%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A1G43DB0-CPB 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.1% Good
MC Read 24.3
MC Write 25.1
MC Mixed 19.6
66% 23 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 26.9
SC Mixed 24.2
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,148 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: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $755
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