Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics42.4% 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 Drive129% 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)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170629
Uptime7.1 Days
Run DateJun 02 '18 at 13:06
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 (93rd percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 91.9
1-Core 134
2-Core 266
91% 164 Pts
4-Core 458
8-Core 716
72% 587 Pts
64-Core 732
45% 732 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2012 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.77
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
42.4% Average
Lighting 47.9
Reflection 55.4
Parallax 45
39% 49.4 fps
MRender 68.6
Gravity 48
Splatting 62.6
49% 59.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 42.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36
159GB free
Firmware: MU02.6 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 55% Great: 91%
Patriot Wildfire 120GB-$91
159GB free
Firmware: 332ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 256
Mixed 477
91% 410 MB/s
4K Read 31.3
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 28.8
142% 56.3 MB/s
DQ Read 319
DQ Write 377
DQ Mixed 83.8
136% 260 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 85%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Read 1,558
Write 252
Mixed 479
164% 763 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 77.9
4K Mixed 18.9
122% 44.6 MB/s
DQ Read 492
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 40.4
116% 255 MB/s
Poor: 86%
This bench: 129%
Great: 144%
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70
54GB free
Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 519
Write 484
Mixed 495
112% 500 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 41.5
169% 64.3 MB/s
DQ Read 341
DQ Write 299
DQ Mixed 145
156% 262 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 116%
Great: 119%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.9% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 28.8
MC Mixed 23.5
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 28.8
SC Mixed 24.3
67% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 64.3
62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,107 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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