Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 130%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 110%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics131% 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 Drive131% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory19.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateOct 14 '18 at 22:27
Run Duration181 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
Memory 96.6
1-Core 144
2-Core 274
96% 172 Pts
4-Core 540
8-Core 781
83% 661 Pts
64-Core 794
49% 794 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 184
Reflection 201
Parallax 182
150% 189 fps
MRender 129
Gravity 182
Splatting 129
119% 146 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
337GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 474 486 472 443 421 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
131% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 493
Mixed 372
SusWrite 461
103% 458 MB/s
4K Read 47.3
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 64
214% 75.3 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 362
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 131%
Great: 134%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
349GB free
Firmware: 600ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 24 23 23 23 24 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
5.71% Terrible
Read 82.5
Write 66
Mixed 48.7
SusWrite 23.6
12% 55.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
3% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 5.71%
Great: 85%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC34
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 22 22 23 24 20 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
25.8% Poor
Read 67.5
Write 63.5
Mixed 42.2
SusWrite 22.1
36% 48.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 25.8%
Great: 61%
General USB Flash Disk 8GB
3GB free, PID 1000,
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.4 7.4 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.2 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
5.8% Terrible
Read 20.7
Write 7.2
Mixed 2.5
SusWrite 7.3
10% 9.43 MB/s
4K Read 5.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
19% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.8%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 3x8GB
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
MC Read 32.8
MC Write 32.7
MC Mixed 27.3
88% 30.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 35.5
SC Mixed 28.8
77% 27 GB/s
Latency 51.7
77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 101%

 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
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