Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics81.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive96.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161216
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJun 28 '18 at 06:11
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 146
2-Core 285
97% 176 Pts
4-Core 526
8-Core 811
83% 668 Pts
64-Core 806
50% 806 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 4991) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1543 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.9% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 110
Parallax 99.1
86% 105 fps
MRender 92.8
Gravity 95.9
Splatting 86.7
75% 91.8 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
233GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 274 303 293 292 276 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Read 349
Write 381
Mixed 305
SusWrite 286
74% 330 MB/s
4K Read 39.5
4K Write 85.7
4K Mixed 52.4
172% 59.2 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 227
DQ Mixed 249
187% 251 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 134%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
416GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 93 92 93 94 94 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
54.7% Above average
Read 98.5
Write 93.7
Mixed 79
SusWrite 91.7
67% 90.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
206% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
95% Outstanding
MC Read 34.8
MC Write 35.8
MC Mixed 29.4
95% 33.3 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 39.1
SC Mixed 29.4
86% 30 GB/s
Latency 53.8
74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 95%
Great: 97%

 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
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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