Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics100% 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 Drive45% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160107
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 16 '21 at 14:02
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.3% Outstanding
Memory 93.9
1-Core 132
2-Core 262
91% 163 Pts
4-Core 502
8-Core 701
76% 602 Pts
64-Core 695
43% 695 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
100% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 135
Parallax 125
103% 129 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 129
Splatting 113
96% 118 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 100%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$26
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 100 80 84 82 83 MB/s
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
45% Average
Read 251
Write 166
Mixed 20.7
SusWrite 89.9
29% 132 MB/s
4K Read 17.7
4K Write 79.1
4K Mixed 6.5
77% 34.4 MB/s
DQ Read 164
DQ Write 193
DQ Mixed 0.1
50% 119 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 45%
Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 164 166 168 167 168 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
95.7% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 125
Mixed 80.6
SusWrite 167
99% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 95.7%
Great: 113%
Seagate BUP Slim RD 1TB
212GB free
Firmware: 0107
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 39 30 56 67 67 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
34.4% Below average
Read 71.5
Write 51.1
Mixed 44
SusWrite 47.9
40% 53.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 34.4%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
72.7% Very good
MC Read 27.9
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 20.7
72% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 27.5
SC Mixed 21.8
64% 22.2 GB/s
Latency 60
67% 60 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,086 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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