Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics75.1% 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 Drive96.9% 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)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161216
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateAug 30 '18 at 06:59
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (44th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Memory 94.1
1-Core 134
2-Core 268
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 459
8-Core 737
73% 598 Pts
64-Core 740
46% 740 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 89.7%
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: 399.7
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.1% Very good
Lighting 95.5
Reflection 102
Parallax 92.4
78% 96.7 fps
MRender 87.3
Gravity 88.3
Splatting 81.5
70% 85.7 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
230GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 306 298 290 284 276 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
Read 350
Write 367
Mixed 309
SusWrite 294
74% 330 MB/s
4K Read 38.8
4K Write 85.4
4K Mixed 52.8
172% 59 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 227
DQ Mixed 246
186% 250 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 134%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
401GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 92 92 93 94 94 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
55.7% Above average
Read 101
Write 97.8
Mixed 72.5
SusWrite 92.6
67% 91 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 55.7%
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 @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
77.7% Very good
MC Read 28.4
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 24.1
78% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 29.9
SC Mixed 25.1
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 59.4
67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 77.7%
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 7,095 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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