Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics61.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive104% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160624
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 17 '17 at 23:48
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 32%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
Memory 97.3
1-Core 132
2-Core 258
92% 162 Pts
4-Core 453
8-Core 673
70% 563 Pts
64-Core 693
43% 693 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340
CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.5.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
61.6% Good
Lighting 77.9
Reflection 65.7
Parallax 84.9
64% 76.2 fps
MRender 65
Gravity 57.5
Splatting 84.3
58% 68.9 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 57%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
269GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 396
Mixed 402
97% 437 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 35.5
153% 57.8 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 246
DQ Mixed 97.3
129% 237 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 104%
Great: 134%
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31
0GB free
Firmware: CS131122 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
68.3% Good
Read 375
Write 284
Mixed 275
69% 312 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 62.9
4K Mixed 10.4
94% 35 MB/s
DQ Read 255
DQ Write 164
DQ Mixed 45.4
78% 155 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
99.7% Outstanding
MC Read 37.4
MC Write 38.8
MC Mixed 29.4
101% 35.2 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 39.3
SC Mixed 30
86% 29.9 GB/s
Latency 49
82% 49 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 115%

 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%
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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HDDRAMUSB
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