Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 128%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 111%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics128% 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.
Boot Drive393% 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.
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)
Memory28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 12 '20 at 08:37
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Memory 97.6
1-Core 146
2-Core 292
99% 179 Pts
4-Core 527
8-Core 812
83% 669 Pts
64-Core 810
50% 810 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2952 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
128% Outstanding
Lighting 177
Reflection 198
Parallax 193
144% 189 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 174
Splatting 130
116% 143 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 128%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
414GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2165 2168 2144 2154 2004 1882 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
393% Outstanding
Read 2,613
Write 2,134
Mixed 1,452
SusWrite 2,086
464% 2,071 MB/s
4K Read 61.2
4K Write 219
4K Mixed 91.6
326% 124 MB/s
DQ Read 1,458
DQ Write 1,287
DQ Mixed 1,349
1,018% 1,365 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 393%
Great: 393%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 6TB (2016)-$149
4TB free
Firmware: DN03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 195 188 187 195 198 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 23% Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMT32GX4M4C3200C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
114% Outstanding
MC Read 40.9
MC Write 44.3
MC Mixed 35.3
115% 40.2 GB/s
SC Read 23.7
SC Write 47.7
SC Mixed 34
100% 35.1 GB/s
Latency 47.8
84% 47.8 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 114%
Great: 121%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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