Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics140% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime2.5 Days
Run DateSep 17 '18 at 07:48
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 99.3
1-Core 151
2-Core 312
103% 187 Pts
4-Core 623
8-Core 845
93% 734 Pts
64-Core 874
54% 874 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 107%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6698) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 3002 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
140% Outstanding
Lighting 201
Reflection 210
Parallax 193
164% 201 fps
MRender 134
Gravity 198
Splatting 131
124% 154 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 140%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
104GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,153
Write 1809
Mixed 766
348% 1,576 MB/s
4K Read 46.4
4K Write 226
4K Mixed 73.8
285% 116 MB/s
DQ Read 1,512
DQ Write 1,380
DQ Mixed 1,068
904% 1,320 MB/s
Poor: 157% Great: 302%
Samsung Flash Drive 128GB
116GB free, PID 1000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 48 48 49 52 48 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 12% Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
121% Outstanding
MC Read 46.6
MC Write 46.4
MC Mixed 33.2
120% 42.1 GB/s
SC Read 27.6
SC Write 48
SC Mixed 38.6
109% 38.1 GB/s
Latency 39.4
102% 39.4 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 121%
Great: 120%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,090 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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