Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics8.07% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive82.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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)
Memory7.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 22 '20 at 08:15
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
94.5% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 143
2-Core 276
96% 172 Pts
4-Core 496
8-Core 781
79% 638 Pts
64-Core 769
48% 769 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174
Sapphire(174B E221) 2GB
CLim: 920 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.20
Relative performance (0th percentile)
8.07% Terrible
Lighting 0.07
Reflection 29.8
Parallax 32.8
0% 20.9 fps
MRender 26.3
Gravity 23.1
Splatting 34.7
24% 28 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 8.07%
Great: 21%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor M3 128GB
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 200 169 201 201 153 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
82.6% Excellent
Read 444
Write 202
Mixed 216
SusWrite 187
58% 263 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 82.5
4K Mixed 37.7
138% 50.2 MB/s
DQ Read 286
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 163
144% 218 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 87%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
378GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 128 128 130 130 124 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Read 172
Write 105
Mixed 32.8
SusWrite 128
79% 109 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 37.1
MC Write 38.7
MC Mixed 31.1
102% 35.6 GB/s
SC Read 22.2
SC Write 41.2
SC Mixed 30.5
89% 31.3 GB/s
Latency 50.9
79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 101%
Great: 127%

 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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