Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics60.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive30.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 18 '19 at 04:49
Run Duration224 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Memory 96.5
1-Core 131
2-Core 250
90% 159 Pts
4-Core 442
8-Core 701
70% 572 Pts
64-Core 707
44% 707 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340
Asus(1043 04DF) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.2.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
60.5% Good
Lighting 75.4
Reflection 63.4
Parallax 88.2
61% 75.7 fps
MRender 64.1
Gravity 67
Splatting 80.4
59% 70.5 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 57%
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6471
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.77% Terrible
Lighting 8.07
Reflection 11.8
Parallax 8.16
7% 9.33 fps
MRender 12.1
Gravity 7.23
Splatting 16.2
10% 11.8 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.77%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP S700 250GB-$46
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0616B1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 305 11 45 11 14 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
30.6% Below average
Read 357
Write 337
Mixed 18
SusWrite 70.3
43% 196 MB/s
4K Read 18.9
4K Write 10.1
4K Mixed 0.8
35% 9.93 MB/s
DQ Read 109
DQ Write 12.6
DQ Mixed 0.9
16% 40.7 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 30.6%
Great: 98%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46
113GB free
Firmware: M3CR020
SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 233 234 237 232 232 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 350
Mixed 326
SusWrite 233
79% 354 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 55.9
188% 68.1 MB/s
DQ Read 359
DQ Write 182
DQ Mixed 174
155% 239 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 105%
Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
733GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 118 115 116 108 113 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
66.8% Good
Read 123
Write 72.7
Mixed 70.7
SusWrite 110
69% 94 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GX-D4-3200-MR 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 38.7
MC Write 40
MC Mixed 34.3
108% 37.7 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 43
SC Mixed 30.8
91% 31.8 GB/s
Latency 52
77% 52 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 106%
Great: 109%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,093 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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