Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics99.8% 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 Drive259% 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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160624
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 12 '18 at 01:53
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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)
98.7% Outstanding
Memory 97.4
1-Core 146
2-Core 294
99% 179 Pts
4-Core 538
8-Core 793
83% 666 Pts
64-Core 814
50% 814 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 1996) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1656 MHz, MLim: 1977 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.16
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.8% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 133
Parallax 119
105% 127 fps
MRender 109
Gravity 115
Splatting 104
89% 109 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 99.8%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$31
127GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1020 1141 1045 941 990 956 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
259% Outstanding
Read 1,929
Write 1,215
Mixed 808
SusWrite 1,015
276% 1,242 MB/s
4K Read 55.8
4K Write 192
4K Mixed 69.1
274% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 1,232
DQ Write 384
DQ Mixed 569
482% 728 MB/s
Poor: 119%
This bench: 259%
Great: 243%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
152GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 102 102 101 101 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
65.5% Good
Read 128
Write 128
Mixed 78
SusWrite 101
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 65.5%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
111% Outstanding
MC Read 40.5
MC Write 42
MC Mixed 34.4
111% 39 GB/s
SC Read 24
SC Write 45.5
SC Mixed 35.1
100% 34.9 GB/s
Latency 48.6
82% 48.6 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 111%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,106 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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