Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics8.12% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive245% 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)
Memory27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMay 21 '19 at 02:51
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing way above expectations (96th 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 4.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 153
2-Core 305
101% 185 Pts
4-Core 579
8-Core 818
88% 698 Pts
64-Core 818
51% 818 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 102%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6471
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
8.12% Terrible
Lighting 8.43
Reflection 12.3
Parallax 8.56
7% 9.78 fps
MRender 12.7
Gravity 7.57
Splatting 16.8
10% 12.4 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 8.12%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
128GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 901 899 899 904 901 867 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
245% Outstanding
Read 2,069
Write 910
Mixed 665
SusWrite 895
250% 1,135 MB/s
4K Read 52.8
4K Write 184
4K Mixed 61.1
256% 99.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,053
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 372
357% 582 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 245%
Great: 243%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4-3200C16-8GVKB Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 F4-3200C16-8GVKB Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB
3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 38.3
MC Write 40
MC Mixed 33.8
107% 37.4 GB/s
SC Read 22.9
SC Write 44.4
SC Mixed 33
96% 33.4 GB/s
Latency 52.3
76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 65%
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 7,107 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: 69% - Good Total price: $958
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