Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 136%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 118%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics139% 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 Drive263% 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)
Memory29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 09 '17 at 11:21
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.2% Outstanding
Memory 92
1-Core 150
2-Core 296
98% 179 Pts
4-Core 562
8-Core 832
87% 697 Pts
64-Core 835
52% 835 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 98.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Titan X Pascal-$286
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2751 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 381.65
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
139% Outstanding
Lighting 199
Reflection 216
Parallax 191
162% 202 fps
MRender 137
Gravity 188
Splatting 136
125% 154 fps
Poor: 108%
This bench: 139%
Great: 132%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
263% Outstanding
Read 2,049
Write 1,240
Mixed 1,324
340% 1,538 MB/s
4K Read 52.8
4K Write 204
4K Mixed 62.3
268% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 738
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 236
256% 439 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 263%
Great: 283%
OCZ Vector 256GB-$240
80GB free
Firmware: 3.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 525
Write 504
Mixed 508
114% 513 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 42.2
170% 69.4 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 116
154% 279 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 120%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3733 C17 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76% Very good
MC Read 27
MC Write 28.8
MC Mixed 23.2
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 31.5
SC Mixed 24.3
72% 25.2 GB/s
Latency 64.1
62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 76%
Great: 129%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,147 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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