Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics51.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive158% 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 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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory6.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20170629
Uptime4.9 Days
Run DateOct 23 '17 at 21:00
Run Duration166 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Memory 96.7
1-Core 125
2-Core 236
87% 153 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 633
66% 529 Pts
64-Core 612
38% 612 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan Black-$1,000
EVGA(3842 3798) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1320 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 387.92
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
51.6% Above average
Lighting 63.4
Reflection 68.3
Parallax 80.7
52% 70.8 fps
MRender 74
Gravity 68.8
Splatting 51.1
52% 64.6 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 51.6%
Great: 55%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
158% Outstanding
Read 1,207
Write 275
Mixed 672
157% 718 MB/s
4K Read 47.3
4K Write 182
4K Mixed 48.4
230% 92.5 MB/s
DQ Read 931
DQ Write 173
DQ Mixed 156
216% 420 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 158%
Great: 243%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
887GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
54.8% Above average
Read 96.2
Write 94.4
Mixed 68.1
64% 86.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.63
4K Write 2.07
4K Mixed 0.23
90% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 83%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
297GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
55.3% Above average
Read 97.8
Write 94.6
Mixed 82
69% 91.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.62
4K Write 2.42
4K Mixed 0.26
99% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 55.3%
Great: 83%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
165GB free
Firmware: 05.00K05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
52.6% Above average
Read 94.3
Write 88.5
Mixed 55.3
59% 79.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.79
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.54
130% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 52.6%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
MC Read 36.6
MC Write 37.1
MC Mixed 28.9
98% 34.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 33.3
SC Mixed 24.2
74% 25.8 GB/s
Latency 51.4
78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 109%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,106 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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