Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 123%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 104%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics125% 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.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171227
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 28 '19 at 21:17
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.1% Outstanding
Memory 97.4
1-Core 137
2-Core 274
95% 170 Pts
4-Core 543
8-Core 774
83% 658 Pts
64-Core 784
48% 784 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 99.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 171
Reflection 192
Parallax 174
140% 179 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 183
Splatting 125
116% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 125%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 1TB
157GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0906I
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,587
Write 1,876
Mixed 1,464
437% 1,976 MB/s
4K Read 71.1
4K Write 205
4K Mixed 98.3
342% 125 MB/s
DQ Read 1,446
DQ Write 1,196
DQ Mixed 509
602% 1,050 MB/s
Poor: 185% Great: 373%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 4TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 102 115 117 121 120 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
60.4% Good
Read 98.6
Write 80.9
Mixed 37.8
SusWrite 112
60% 82.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
47% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3466 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
115% Outstanding
MC Read 42
MC Write 44.2
MC Mixed 36.1
116% 40.8 GB/s
SC Read 23.7
SC Write 48.6
SC Mixed 33.9
101% 35.4 GB/s
Latency 48.6
82% 48.6 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 115%
Great: 178%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,106 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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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $178Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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