Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 160%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 134%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics167% 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 Drive374% 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.
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)
Memory27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 13 '18 at 11:53
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd 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 (100th percentile)
96% Outstanding
Memory 95.6
1-Core 133
2-Core 267
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 521
8-Core 735
79% 628 Pts
64-Core 741
46% 741 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 96%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Nvidia(10DE 12FA) ≥ 4GB; Founders Edition
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
167% Outstanding
Lighting 237
Reflection 244
Parallax 240
193% 240 fps
MRender 264
Gravity 235
Splatting 137
165% 212 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 167%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
452GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1619 1988 2000 2021 2018 2019 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
374% Outstanding
Read 2,695
Write 1,892
Mixed 1,020
SusWrite 1,944
421% 1,888 MB/s
4K Read 55.2
4K Write 202
4K Mixed 80
293% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 1,324
DQ Write 1,283
DQ Mixed 1,134
898% 1,247 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 374%
Great: 353%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190
201GB free
Firmware: DXM06B0Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 9,924
Write 8,260
Mixed 8,729
1,999% 8,971 MB/s
4K Read 766
4K Write 311
4K Mixed 427
1,873% 501 MB/s
DQ Read 1,831
DQ Write 1,478
DQ Mixed 1,440
1,136% 1,583 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 116%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
MC Read 33
MC Write 33.9
MC Mixed 28.8
91% 31.9 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 37.3
SC Mixed 29.9
84% 29.3 GB/s
Latency 55.2
72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 86%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 72%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $958
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