Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 139%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 118%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics132% 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 Drive308% 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)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJun 08 '20 at 16:56
Run Duration207 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 99.3
1-Core 122
2-Core 305
95% 175 Pts
4-Core 588
8-Core 819
89% 704 Pts
64-Core 832
52% 832 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 104%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Zotac(19DA 1470) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2834 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
132% Outstanding
Lighting 185
Reflection 195
Parallax 177
151% 186 fps
MRender 127
Gravity 183
Splatting 124
117% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 132%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend TS1TMTE220S 1TB
310GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R1226A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1110 995 871 873 877 873 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
308% Outstanding
Read 2,628
Write 1,673
Mixed 1,494
SusWrite 933
374% 1,682 MB/s
4K Read 64
4K Write 178
4K Mixed 90.6
307% 111 MB/s
DQ Read 1,235
DQ Write 1,031
DQ Mixed 446
522% 904 MB/s
Poor: 167%
This bench: 308%
Great: 359%
Kingston KC1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$320
398GB free
Firmware: E7FT04.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1243 1235 1240 1003 1240 981 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
219% Outstanding
Read 1,155
Write 1,354
Mixed 772
SusWrite 1157
250% 1,110 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 53.3
185% 67 MB/s
DQ Read 1,267
DQ Write 772
DQ Mixed 622
570% 887 MB/s
Poor: 107%
This bench: 219%
Great: 209%
3 1TB SSD 1TB
907GB free
Firmware: S1230A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 416 418 423 425 425 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
98.7% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 418
Mixed 373
SusWrite 421
97% 430 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 30.3
141% 56.7 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 45.4
89% 173 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB-$96
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
121% Outstanding
MC Read 47
MC Write 47.2
MC Mixed 33.3
121% 42.5 GB/s
SC Read 26.6
SC Write 48
SC Mixed 36.6
106% 37.1 GB/s
Latency 39.4
102% 39.4 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 121%
Great: 128%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,093 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 72%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $972
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