Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics111% 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 Drive78.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 06 '17 at 02:35
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing as expected (56th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
Memory 96.6
1-Core 109
2-Core 249
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 459
8-Core 751
74% 605 Pts
64-Core 759
47% 759 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2775 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
111% Outstanding
Lighting 147
Reflection 174
Parallax 176
120% 166 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 151
Splatting 111
102% 126 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 111%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
391GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Read 514
Write 404
Mixed 416
99% 445 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 37.9
4K Mixed 24.1
94% 30 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 74.6
DQ Mixed 14
33% 69.5 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51
2TB free
Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 199
Write 179
Mixed 181
140% 187 MB/s
4K Read 0.77
4K Write 1.58
4K Mixed 0.18
81% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 108%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3400 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3403 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
111% Outstanding
MC Read 40.5
MC Write 44.1
MC Mixed 35.6
114% 40.1 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 43.6
SC Mixed 30.9
90% 31.6 GB/s
Latency 51.8
77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 111%
Great: 121%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,086 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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