Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics63.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive28.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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)
Memory27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171227
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 29 '18 at 10:56
Run Duration186 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Memory 90.5
1-Core 140
2-Core 258
91% 163 Pts
4-Core 430
8-Core 631
66% 531 Pts
64-Core 742
46% 742 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.68% Terrible
Lighting 8.33
Reflection 11.3
Parallax 8.22
7% 9.3 fps
MRender 8.48
Gravity 7.5
Splatting 16.4
9% 10.8 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.68%
Great: 7%
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63.1% Good
Lighting 76
Reflection 82.9
Parallax 72.1
62% 77 fps
MRender 90.4
Gravity 72.5
Splatting 77.9
65% 80.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$35
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF360000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 68 97 95 60 91 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
28.9% Poor
Read 152
Write 102
Mixed 166
SusWrite 73.1
28% 123 MB/s
4K Read 16.1
4K Write 11.6
4K Mixed 17
52% 14.9 MB/s
DQ Read 84.8
DQ Write 0.4
DQ Mixed 22.2
21% 35.8 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 28.9%
Great: 55%
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42
210GB free
Firmware: M0CR040
SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 448 264 154 154 154 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Read 446
Write 450
Mixed 386
SusWrite 270
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 98.6
4K Mixed 38.6
137% 53.5 MB/s
DQ Read 235
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 309
225% 290 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 95%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 139 139 138 139 141 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
83% Excellent
Read 150
Write 140
Mixed 76
SusWrite 139
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
208% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 83%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905625-075.A00G Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 32GB
2400, 2400 MHz
16384, 16384 MB
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43.1% Average
MC Read 14.9
MC Write 15.2
MC Mixed 12.8
41% 14.3 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 14.7
38% 13.4 GB/s
Latency 66.6
60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 43.1%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,107 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: 69% - Good Total price: $958
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HDDRAMUSB
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