Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics102% 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.
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)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170629
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateFeb 10 '18 at 13:14
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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 (99th percentile)
92% Outstanding
Memory 95.9
1-Core 136
2-Core 270
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 762
76% 618 Pts
64-Core 762
47% 762 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245
Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (56th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 145
Parallax 123
108% 133 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 127
Splatting 107
94% 116 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
193GB free
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
228% Outstanding
Read 2,186
Write 959
Mixed 1,062
307% 1,402 MB/s
4K Read 57.1
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 48.3
210% 74.1 MB/s
DQ Read 538
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 186
205% 350 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 228%
Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
ST2000DM 001-9YN164 2TB
2TB free, PID 1351
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
75.5% Very good
Read 197
Write 196
Mixed 152
230% 182 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.4
61% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
MC Read 36.3
MC Write 37.9
MC Mixed 30.8
100% 35 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 40.6
SC Mixed 29.3
87% 30.3 GB/s
Latency 54.5
74% 54.5 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,119 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: 88% - Excellent Total price: $808
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HDDRAMUSB
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