Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive100% 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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 19 '19 at 23:10
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84% Excellent
Memory 93.3
1-Core 121
2-Core 216
83% 143 Pts
4-Core 403
8-Core 648
64% 525 Pts
64-Core 650
40% 650 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 84%
Great: 80%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit LCS-256L9S-11 2.5 7mm 256GB
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HC8110E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 386 360 378 374 358 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 463
Write 383
Mixed 295
SusWrite 375
85% 379 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 81.1
4K Mixed 38.5
143% 51 MB/s
DQ Read 361
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 200
186% 288 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 100%
Great: 103%
SSD 480GB
179GB free
Firmware: SBFM
SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 363 311 100 103 100 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
79.8% Very good
Read 358
Write 345
Mixed 285
SusWrite 223
68% 303 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 73.3
4K Mixed 37.4
139% 48.4 MB/s
DQ Read 185
DQ Write 227
DQ Mixed 157
132% 189 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GX-D4-3000-MR 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
MC Read 36.2
MC Write 36
MC Mixed 26.9
94% 33 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 35.5
SC Mixed 28.4
80% 28.1 GB/s
Latency 61.5
65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,095 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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