Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics63.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive69.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150901
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 12 '19 at 16:57
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Memory 94.7
1-Core 127
2-Core 254
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 515
8-Core 489
68% 502 Pts
64-Core 493
30% 493 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-$199
CLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.1.1
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
63.3% Good
Lighting 81.5
Reflection 56.3
Parallax 104
66% 80.6 fps
MRender 56.8
Gravity 80.1
Splatting 71.4
57% 69.5 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 63.3%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 142 133 135 140 145 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
69.6% Good
Read 297
Write 198
Mixed 231
SusWrite 136
48% 216 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 36.2
141% 57.9 MB/s
DQ Read 74.9
DQ Write 206
DQ Mixed 159
116% 146 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 204 204 201 201 203 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 202
Write 163
Mixed 88.4
SusWrite 203
120% 164 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 116%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB-$90
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
88.3% Excellent
MC Read 32.4
MC Write 33.8
MC Mixed 28.2
90% 31.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 33.1
SC Mixed 25.4
73% 25.6 GB/s
Latency 57.9
69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 98%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,105 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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HDDRAMUSB
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