Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (100th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 0 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics7.83% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive119% 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)
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160128
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 25 '16 at 11:53
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (100th 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 98.3
1-Core 149
2-Core 298
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 580
8-Core 833
88% 706 Pts
64-Core 827
51% 827 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 103%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4352
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.83% Terrible
Lighting 8.13
Reflection 11.8
Parallax 8.16
7% 9.37 fps
MRender 11.5
Gravity 7.17
Splatting 16.8
10% 11.8 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.83%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
228GB free
Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
297% Outstanding
Read 2,439
Write 1,455
Mixed 1,540
400% 1,811 MB/s
4K Read 55.5
4K Write 209
4K Mixed 65.6
278% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 805
DQ Write 402
DQ Mixed 242
276% 483 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 297%
Great: 283%
OCZ Vector 256GB-$240
202GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 524
Write 502
Mixed 503
114% 510 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 40.8
169% 69.4 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 112
153% 280 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 119%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
116% Outstanding
MC Read 42.6
MC Write 44.3
MC Mixed 35.8
117% 40.9 GB/s
SC Read 25.2
SC Write 46.9
SC Mixed 35.7
103% 35.9 GB/s
Latency 44.7
90% 44.7 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 116%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,095 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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