Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive68.2% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20171227
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 06 '18 at 12:31
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 14%
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 PC Performing above expectations (60th 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 as expected (57th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Memory 80.5
1-Core 121
2-Core 240
81% 147 Pts
4-Core 446
8-Core 637
68% 541 Pts
64-Core 661
41% 661 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.1
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 113
Reflection 122
Parallax 103
92% 112 fps
Gravity 104
Splatting 96.2
88% 99.9 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshib Q300. 240GB
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
68.2% Good
Read 493
Write 270
Mixed 273
76% 345 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 55.5
4K Mixed 7.43
77% 29.4 MB/s
DQ Read 325
DQ Write 144
DQ Mixed 33.3
78% 167 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 94%
Seagate STM3250318AS 250GB
232GB free
Firmware: CC38
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
68.6% Good
Read 121
Write 119
Mixed 113
88% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.59
4K Write 1.89
4K Mixed 0.58
124% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 68%
Intenso External USB 3.0 2TB
1.5TB free, PID 0579
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
37.3% Below average
Read 106
Write 91.6
Mixed 23.3
85% 73.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.16
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.08
24% 0.28 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 37.3%
Great: 48%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 4x8GB-$165
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.2% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 27.3
MC Mixed 24.3
75% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 27.7
SC Mixed 22.4
64% 22.2 GB/s
Latency 79.6
50% 79.6 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 113%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 86%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 72%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $972
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