Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 119%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 99.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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 Drive206% 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)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime2.7 Days
Run DateSep 03 '18 at 02:38
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User BIH-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.6% Outstanding
Memory 98.4
1-Core 143
2-Core 284
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 542
8-Core 796
83% 669 Pts
64-Core 774
48% 774 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 99.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2641 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Lighting 158
Reflection 161
Parallax 141
129% 153 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 148
Splatting 118
106% 131 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 117%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$60
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 509 447 420 372 320 325 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
206% Outstanding
Read 1,935
Write 653
Mixed 665
SusWrite 399
200% 913 MB/s
4K Read 53.5
4K Write 178
4K Mixed 56.5
248% 95.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,096
DQ Write 249
DQ Mixed 410
369% 585 MB/s
Poor: 113%
This bench: 206%
Great: 213%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
204GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 298 314 313 314 312 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 493
Mixed 418
SusWrite 328
98% 437 MB/s
4K Read 46.3
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 62.5
212% 74.9 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 356
269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 122%
Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
81GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 417 482 485 485 486 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
132% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 491
Mixed 408
SusWrite 469
106% 469 MB/s
4K Read 46.7
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 63.5
213% 75 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 361
272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 132%
Great: 134%
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 (77th percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 38.2
MC Write 43.5
MC Mixed 30.7
107% 37.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.3
SC Write 44.9
SC Mixed 34.3
92% 32.2 GB/s
Latency 44
91% 44 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 107%
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 7,121 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: 89% - Excellent Total price: $796
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