Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics79.6% 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 Drive64.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory29.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 12 '19 at 09:58
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU 42%

 PC Performing as expected (60th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Memory 95.3
1-Core 137
2-Core 239
90% 157 Pts
4-Core 526
8-Core 772
81% 649 Pts
64-Core 722
45% 722 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 4991) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.6% Very good
Lighting 103
Reflection 106
Parallax 95.5
84% 101 fps
MRender 89.4
Gravity 93.5
Splatting 82.2
72% 88.4 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 111 109 111 104 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
64.6% Good
Read 253
Write 152
Mixed 174
SusWrite 104
38% 171 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 88.5
4K Mixed 38.3
140% 51.9 MB/s
DQ Read 99.4
DQ Write 128
DQ Mixed 115
87% 114 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 73%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
499GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 90 91 81 77 86 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
39.5% Below average
Read 52.3
Write 77
Mixed 41.9
SusWrite 84.9
47% 64 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 39.5%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 CMU16GX4M2D3200C16 CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 CMU16GX4M2D3200C16 32GB
3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
95.7% Outstanding
MC Read 35.9
MC Write 38.4
MC Mixed 31.8
101% 35.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 31.7
SC Mixed 22.2
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 56.1
71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 95.7%
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 7,106 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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