Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics81.4% 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 Drive87.2% 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)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 22 '18 at 20:25
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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)
92.9% Outstanding
Memory 96.7
1-Core 134
2-Core 268
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 481
8-Core 725
75% 603 Pts
64-Core 728
45% 728 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.94
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.4% Excellent
Lighting 96.8
Reflection 98.1
Parallax 79.6
79% 91.5 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 84.9
Splatting 111
86% 105 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 291 295 300 298 299 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Read 371
Write 388
Mixed 311
SusWrite 295
77% 341 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 73.2
4K Mixed 40.7
139% 48.5 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 247
186% 250 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 124%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
921GB free
Firmware: 04.05G11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 89 90 90 89 91 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
53.3% Above average
Read 95.4
Write 96.4
Mixed 85.6
SusWrite 89.8
68% 91.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.7
168% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 112%
WD Blue 320GB (2010)-$40
282GB free
Firmware: 15.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 101 102 101 102 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
57.8% Above average
Read 100
Write 98.4
Mixed 63.5
SusWrite 101
67% 90.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 57.8%
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 (98th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 40
MC Write 41.7
MC Mixed 34
110% 38.6 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 46.4
SC Mixed 33.1
98% 34.2 GB/s
Latency 51.5
78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 109%
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 7,117 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: 85% - Excellent Total price: $828
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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