Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 130%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 113%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics128% 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 Drive281% 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)
Memory29.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 31 '17 at 08:05
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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)
99.8% Outstanding
Memory 98.4
1-Core 150
2-Core 299
101% 182 Pts
4-Core 544
8-Core 835
85% 690 Pts
64-Core 834
52% 834 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 99.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Titan X Pascal-$286
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
128% Outstanding
Lighting 177
Reflection 196
Parallax 173
144% 182 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 168
Splatting 133
116% 142 fps
Poor: 108%
This bench: 128%
Great: 132%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
433GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
281% Outstanding
Read 2,348
Write 1,431
Mixed 1,537
392% 1,772 MB/s
4K Read 51.5
4K Write 177
4K Mixed 61.2
250% 96.5 MB/s
DQ Read 657
DQ Write 405
DQ Mixed 223
249% 428 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 281%
Great: 283%
Corsair Voyager GTX 128GB
98GB free
Firmware: 0
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
36.2% Below average
Read 391
Write 24.5
Mixed 144
40% 186 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 42.4
4K Mixed 4.56
56% 21.8 MB/s
DQ Read 86.3
DQ Write 67.6
DQ Mixed 3.13
22% 52.3 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 36.2%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3733 C17 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
127% Outstanding
MC Read 47
MC Write 50.4
MC Mixed 38.2
129% 45.2 GB/s
SC Read 25.6
SC Write 53.8
SC Mixed 36
110% 38.5 GB/s
Latency 44.1
91% 44.1 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 127%
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 7,102 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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HDDRAMUSB
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