Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 133%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 115%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 98.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics132% 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 Drive378% 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)
Memory29 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 16 '20 at 17:28
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd 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)
98.3% Outstanding
Memory 97.5
1-Core 147
2-Core 288
98% 178 Pts
4-Core 534
8-Core 818
84% 676 Pts
64-Core 817
51% 817 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 98.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2852 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
132% Outstanding
Lighting 186
Reflection 201
Parallax 181
152% 190 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 183
Splatting 128
118% 146 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 132%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
413GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1282 1727 2124 2066 2062 2043 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
378% Outstanding
Read 2,454
Write 2,080
Mixed 1,384
SusWrite 1884
437% 1,950 MB/s
4K Read 61.3
4K Write 222
4K Mixed 92.7
329% 125 MB/s
DQ Read 1,471
DQ Write 1,380
DQ Mixed 1,422
1,068% 1424 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 378%
Great: 393%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 6TB (2016)-$149
4TB free
Firmware: DN03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 184 205 203 205 206 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 (92nd percentile)
114% Outstanding
MC Read 41.6
MC Write 44.6
MC Mixed 35.3
116% 40.5 GB/s
SC Read 24.3
SC Write 47.5
SC Mixed 35.3
102% 35.7 GB/s
Latency 48.4
83% 48.4 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 7,120 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: 88% - Excellent Total price: $803
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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