Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics26.8% 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 Drive123% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory6.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160624
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 15 '16 at 11:58
Run Duration81 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 91.7
1-Core 119
2-Core 239
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 436
8-Core 660
68% 548 Pts
64-Core 660
41% 660 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD FirePro W7100
HP(103C 030C) ≥ 4GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 21.19.141.0
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
26.8% Poor
Lighting 32.9
Reflection 45.3
Parallax 49.2
27% 42.5 fps
MRender 25.3
Gravity 35
Splatting 36
27% 32.1 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 26.8%
Great: 33%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
415GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 399
Mixed 407
98% 439 MB/s
4K Read 50.4
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 53.2
209% 75.3 MB/s
DQ Read 357
DQ Write 271
DQ Mixed 133
148% 253 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 123%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
42.2% Average
MC Read 15
MC Write 14.5
MC Mixed 11.9
39% 13.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 14
SC Mixed 14
38% 13.5 GB/s
Latency 64.6
62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 42.2%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,107 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: 69% - Good Total price: $958
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