Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics120% 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 Drive86% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 22 '18 at 01:49
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 134
2-Core 244
90% 158 Pts
4-Core 477
8-Core 700
74% 589 Pts
64-Core 717
44% 717 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2780 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
120% Outstanding
Lighting 161
Reflection 119
Parallax 189
131% 156 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 172
Splatting 125
114% 141 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 120%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 288 291 296 298 296 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
86% Excellent
Read 368
Write 345
Mixed 272
SusWrite 292
72% 319 MB/s
4K Read 31.3
4K Write 69.7
4K Mixed 39.9
136% 47 MB/s
DQ Read 275
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 248
187% 252 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86%
Great: 124%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
921GB free
Firmware: 04.05G11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 95 93 94 94 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
55.8% Above average
Read 100
Write 88
Mixed 86.7
SusWrite 94
68% 92.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 55.8%
Great: 112%
WD Blue 320GB (2010)-$40
282GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 100 101 102 102 101 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
59.2% Above average
Read 105
Write 97.7
Mixed 63.8
SusWrite 101
68% 91.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 59.2%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$57
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 39.2
MC Write 41
MC Mixed 33.6
108% 37.9 GB/s
SC Read 22.5
SC Write 44.8
SC Mixed 32.1
95% 33.1 GB/s
Latency 51.2
78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 107%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,118 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: 88% - Excellent Total price: $808
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HDDRAMUSB
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