Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 95%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics98.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive82.2% 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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161227
Uptime1 Days
Run DateJun 13 '17 at 16:14
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU 23%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
Memory 97.9
1-Core 151
2-Core 295
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 501
8-Core 508
67% 504 Pts
64-Core 505
31% 505 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2630 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
98.9% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 136
Parallax 139
99% 132 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 138
Splatting 110
99% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 98.9%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ REVODRIVE3 480GB
133GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
82.2% Excellent
Read 423
Write 324
Mixed 208
70% 318 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 89.7
4K Mixed 19.7
110% 44.8 MB/s
DQ Read 318
DQ Write 270
DQ Mixed 8.85
84% 199 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
699GB free
Firmware: JC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
66.6% Good
Read 122
Write 111
Mixed 99.4
83% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.71
4K Write 1.39
4K Mixed 0.48
108% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB-$96
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
100% Outstanding
MC Read 36.9
MC Write 38
MC Mixed 31
101% 35.3 GB/s
SC Read 22.3
SC Write 36.7
SC Mixed 30.7
85% 29.9 GB/s
Latency 46.3
86% 46.3 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 100%
Great: 128%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,107 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: 69% - Good Total price: $958
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