Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics111% 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 Drive215% 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.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
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)
Memory13.5 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 10:22
Run Duration159 Seconds
Run User BIH-User
Background CPU 35%
Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th 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)
97.4% Outstanding
Memory 98.3
1-Core 144
2-Core 278
97% 173 Pts
4-Core 520
8-Core 763
80% 642 Pts
64-Core 800
50% 800 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2657 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.98
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Lighting 146
Reflection 157
Parallax 148
119% 150 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 144
Splatting 111
102% 126 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 111%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$60
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 667 660 569 612 589 483 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
215% Outstanding
Read 1,892
Write 678
Mixed 726
SusWrite 597
214% 973 MB/s
4K Read 50.7
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 59
238% 90.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,102
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 415
375% 594 MB/s
Poor: 113%
This bench: 215%
Great: 213%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
179GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 315 313 315 315 315 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 452
Mixed 403
SusWrite 331
95% 422 MB/s
4K Read 45.3
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 61.6
208% 73.9 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 359
271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 121%
Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
81GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 458 472 481 482 482 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 484
Mixed 414
SusWrite 474
105% 468 MB/s
4K Read 45.4
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 61.9
208% 73.4 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 360
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 130%
Great: 134%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 32GB-$28
29GB free, PID 5580
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 93 93 96 97 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Read 251
Write 63.7
Mixed 60.8
SusWrite 94.8
130% 118 MB/s
4K Read 12.4
4K Write 6.7
4K Mixed 8.7
570% 9.27 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 80.6%
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 above expectations (82nd percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 42.2
MC Write 43
MC Mixed 30.9
111% 38.7 GB/s
SC Read 24.2
SC Write 44.5
SC Mixed 35.1
99% 34.6 GB/s
Latency 44.6
90% 44.6 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 110%
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 7,120 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: 89% - Excellent Total price: $796
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