Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 121%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 103%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics117% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive210% 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
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 21 '18 at 01:57
Run Duration166 Seconds
Run User BIH-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (95th 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)
101% Outstanding
Memory 98.2
1-Core 146
2-Core 292
99% 179 Pts
4-Core 557
8-Core 807
85% 682 Pts
64-Core 807
50% 807 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 101%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2657 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.98
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Lighting 158
Reflection 162
Parallax 141
128% 154 fps
MRender 129
Gravity 150
Splatting 119
107% 133 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 117%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$60
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 621 608 610 573 558 489 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
210% Outstanding
Read 1,795
Write 667
Mixed 703
SusWrite 576
206% 935 MB/s
4K Read 50.7
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 58.8
239% 91.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,098
DQ Write 260
DQ Mixed 409
370% 589 MB/s
Poor: 113%
This bench: 210%
Great: 213%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
179GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 313 313 313 313 306 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 481
Mixed 404
SusWrite 329
96% 429 MB/s
4K Read 45.6
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 61.7
210% 74.9 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 361
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 122%
Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
81GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 459 478 483 483 484 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
131% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 488
Mixed 398
SusWrite 476
105% 466 MB/s
4K Read 45.8
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 63
211% 74.7 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 362
273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 131%
Great: 134%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 32GB-$28
29GB free, PID 5580
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 94 94 92 94 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
Read 250
Write 63.5
Mixed 67.7
SusWrite 94.4
132% 119 MB/s
4K Read 12.7
4K Write 11.1
4K Mixed 8.6
717% 10.8 MB/s
DQ Read 11.5
DQ Write 11.3
DQ Mixed 9.5
750% 10.8 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 93%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
113% Outstanding
MC Read 42.5
MC Write 45.2
MC Mixed 31.2
113% 39.6 GB/s
SC Read 24.6
SC Write 49.5
SC Mixed 35.3
104% 36.5 GB/s
Latency 45.2
88% 45.2 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 113%
Great: 128%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,094 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 72%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $972
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