Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics1.08% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive122% 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.
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)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateSep 18 '19 at 17:19
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Memory 94.3
1-Core 134
2-Core 268
92% 166 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 711
73% 589 Pts
64-Core 686
42% 686 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 210
EVGA(3842 1313) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 341.74
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.08% Terrible
Lighting 1.17
Reflection 2.35
Parallax 0.44
1% 1.32 fps
MRender 2.52
Gravity 0.77
Splatting 1.65
1% 1.65 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.08%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40
208GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR022
SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 448 441 390 210 203 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 474
Write 436
Mixed 424
SusWrite 357
95% 423 MB/s
4K Read 38.8
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 62.9
207% 76.6 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 277
231% 334 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 122%
Great: 123%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CTD 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
46.2% Average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 15.6
MC Mixed 11.8
43% 15.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 14.4
43% 15.1 GB/s
Latency 58.9
68% 58.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,108 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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HDDRAMUSB
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