Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics46.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 15 '20 at 02:16
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User SRB-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 above expectations (72nd percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Memory 93.3
1-Core 131
2-Core 258
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 402
8-Core 708
67% 555 Pts
64-Core 715
44% 715 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
46.6% Average
Lighting 37
Reflection 109
Parallax 90.2
30% 78.8 fps
MRender 96.6
Gravity 93.2
Splatting 97.4
79% 95.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 46.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZNLN256HCHP-00000 256GB
232GB free
Firmware: EMT2100Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 287 286 288 287 287 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 472
Write 284
Mixed 259
SusWrite 287
73% 325 MB/s
4K Read 36.9
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 40.7
163% 60.6 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 248
210% 308 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 101%
Great: 100%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$59
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 168 163 175 171 176 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
98.6% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 174
Mixed 29.8
SusWrite 170
99% 137 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
148% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.4% Above average
MC Read 19.2
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 15.4
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 17
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 61.5
65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 53.4%
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 7,129 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $758
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