Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics55.3% 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 Drive220% 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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 29 '16 at 22:18
Run Duration80 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 (100th percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Memory 97.7
1-Core 134
2-Core 268
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 493
8-Core 743
77% 618 Pts
64-Core 744
46% 744 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1201.0
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
55.3% Above average
Lighting 68.7
Reflection 61.5
Parallax 84.5
56% 71.6 fps
MRender 59.6
Gravity 58.3
Splatting 76
54% 64.6 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 55.3%
Great: 55%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
365GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
220% Outstanding
Read 2,061
Write 1,285
Mixed 1,452
354% 1,599 MB/s
4K Read 41.9
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 28.9
187% 78.2 MB/s
DQ Read 37.2
DQ Write 156
DQ Mixed 26.2
41% 73.2 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 220%
Great: 283%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
118% Outstanding
MC Read 42.7
MC Write 46.1
MC Mixed 37.9
121% 42.2 GB/s
SC Read 23.7
SC Write 48
SC Mixed 34.2
101% 35.3 GB/s
Latency 47.5
84% 47.5 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 118%
Great: 138%

 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: 69% - Good Total price: $958
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HDDRAMUSB
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