Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 109%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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.
Graphics114% 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 Drive219% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170629
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 17 '18 at 15:17
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (87th 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 (99th percentile)
92% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 134
2-Core 268
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 746
75% 608 Pts
64-Core 749
46% 749 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2562 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Lighting 154
Reflection 158
Parallax 134
126% 149 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 146
Splatting 115
103% 127 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 114%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210
309GB free
Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 531
Write 505
Mixed 518
116% 518 MB/s
4K Read 39.2
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 28.2
160% 63 MB/s
DQ Read 39.3
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 155
126% 168 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 107%
Great: 124%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
142GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
219% Outstanding
Read 2,071
Write 884
Mixed 1,152
300% 1,369 MB/s
4K Read 53.3
4K Write 180
4K Mixed 33.2
218% 88.7 MB/s
DQ Read 515
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 32.6
128% 289 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 219%
Great: 243%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 201
Mixed 149
137% 183 MB/s
4K Read 0.75
4K Write 5.26
4K Mixed 0.8
218% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 115%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CM4X8GE3000C15K4 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 37.6
MC Write 39.3
MC Mixed 31.8
104% 36.2 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 43.6
SC Mixed 32
94% 32.9 GB/s
Latency 51.1
78% 51.1 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 103%
Great: 105%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,105 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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