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Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics61.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive120% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 16 '18 at 11:19
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU 14%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$97
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Memory 91.2
1-Core 128
2-Core 255
88% 158 Pts
4-Core 509
8-Core 470
66% 490 Pts
64-Core 498
31% 498 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
61.8% Good
Lighting 77.5
Reflection 77.5
Parallax 75.5
63% 76.8 fps
MRender 72.7
Gravity 71.3
Splatting 72.7
59% 72.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
119GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 222 213 208 198 190 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 492
Mixed 402
SusWrite 234
92% 409 MB/s
4K Read 49.3
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 65.2
223% 78.8 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 356
269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 120%
Great: 124%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$67
611GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 201 199 200 197 200 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
79% Very good
Read 75.1
Write 155
Mixed 30.2
SusWrite 199
83% 115 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 2.1
382% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 79%
Great: 111%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$46
474GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 86 86 88 87 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
56.3% Above average
Read 109
Write 106
Mixed 90
SusWrite 86.7
73% 98.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
154% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 67%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60
947GB free
Firmware: 1AG01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 90 90 91 90 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
51.3% Above average
Read 89.1
Write 57.3
Mixed 50.7
SusWrite 89.4
53% 71.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 58%
ST4000DM 004-2CV104 4TB
1.5TB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 160 170 177 171 170 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
60.6% Good
Read 50.1
Write 133
Mixed 56.6
SusWrite 167
152% 102 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.4
4K Mixed 1
222% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
79.2% Very good
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 30.3
MC Mixed 25.1
80% 28.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 28.7
SC Mixed 24.3
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,425 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: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $647
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