Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics72.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive95.3% 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)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 14 '18 at 07:27
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (40th 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)
93.6% Outstanding
Memory 93.6
1-Core 147
2-Core 293
98% 178 Pts
4-Core 503
8-Core 812
81% 657 Pts
64-Core 810
50% 810 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 4991) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
72.2% Very good
Lighting 93
Reflection 98
Parallax 86.9
76% 92.7 fps
MRender 84.7
Gravity 85.8
Splatting 71.7
65% 80.7 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
221GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 296 264 269 253 265 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Read 326
Write 352
Mixed 293
SusWrite 275
70% 312 MB/s
4K Read 39.2
4K Write 87.6
4K Mixed 53
174% 59.9 MB/s
DQ Read 274
DQ Write 226
DQ Mixed 249
187% 250 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 134%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
417GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 92 93 90 90 91 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
56.3% Above average
Read 104
Write 94.7
Mixed 72.2
SusWrite 91.3
67% 90.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
214% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 56.3%
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 @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
77.3% Very good
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 29
MC Mixed 23.6
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 30.3
SC Mixed 23.4
70% 24.5 GB/s
Latency 60.8
66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 77.3%
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 7,106 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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