Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive118% 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)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171227
Uptime2.3 Days
Run DateAug 04 '18 at 04:19
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Memory 93
1-Core 136
2-Core 273
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 536
8-Core 536
72% 536 Pts
64-Core 536
33% 536 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 89%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$50
251GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P1021A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 475 478 476 478 452 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 472
Mixed 420
SusWrite 470
106% 469 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 49.5
174% 66.4 MB/s
DQ Read 311
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 269
216% 303 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 118%
Great: 127%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 194 193 197 196 196 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 202
Write 154
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 194
116% 158 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 113%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.9% Very good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 21.7
73% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 27.7
SC Mixed 23.1
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 62.1
64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 72.9%
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 7,121 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $746
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HDDRAMUSB
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