Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics81.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive91.9% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171227
Uptime1 Days
Run DateAug 21 '19 at 22:23
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 118
2-Core 269
89% 161 Pts
4-Core 475
8-Core 721
74% 598 Pts
64-Core 720
44% 720 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Zotac(19DA 1445) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2152 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.1% Excellent
Lighting 98.8
Reflection 117
Parallax 97.7
80% 105 fps
MRender 104
Gravity 97.2
Splatting 101
82% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteon CV1-8B128 128GB
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: G871201
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 129 131 131 119 120 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 179
Mixed 234
SusWrite 127
58% 262 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 48
176% 65.4 MB/s
DQ Read 309
DQ Write 117
DQ Mixed 150
128% 192 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 87%
Seagate ST2000LM003 HN-M201RAD 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 2BE10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 126 126 125 126 126 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
71.1% Very good
Read 121
Write 92.8
Mixed 66.7
SusWrite 126
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 1.1
236% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
91% Outstanding
MC Read 35
MC Write 35.8
MC Mixed 26.2
92% 32.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 34.8
SC Mixed 29.1
76% 26.5 GB/s
Latency 53.9
74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 91%
Great: 105%

 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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