Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 108%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics113% 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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime6.6 Days
Run DateDec 11 '19 at 01:13
Run Duration172 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$59
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.1% Outstanding
Memory 91.2
1-Core 152
2-Core 306
100% 183 Pts
4-Core 605
8-Core 606
81% 605 Pts
64-Core 617
38% 617 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2775 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Lighting 149
Reflection 162
Parallax 152
121% 154 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 146
Splatting 120
107% 131 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 113%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$76
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 9,955
Write 7,924
Mixed 8,417
1,951% 8,765 MB/s
4K Read 768
4K Write 512
4K Mixed 312
1,835% 531 MB/s
DQ Read 2017
DQ Write 1,697
DQ Mixed 1,886
1,405% 1,867 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD Green 6TB (2014)-$215
11GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 95 112 81 60 53 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
54.7% Above average
Read 110
Write 105
Mixed 63.5
SusWrite 80.3
66% 89.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
200% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 98%
WD WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0 8TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 83.H0A83
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 118 119 115 115 112 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
65.1% Good
Read 110
Write 117
Mixed 71.8
SusWrite 116
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 2.2
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 1.1
306% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4-2400C15-8GVR Kingston KHX2133C14D4/8G F4-2400C15-8GVR Kingston KHX2133C14D4/8G 32GB
2100, 2100, 2100, 2100 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
78.8% Very good
MC Read 28
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 25.6
79% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 25.4
70% 24.5 GB/s
Latency 65.4
61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,201 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 - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $686
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