Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics90.2% 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 Drive67.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160325
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 17 '17 at 12:50
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU4%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Memory 95.6
1-Core 148
2-Core 296
99% 180 Pts
4-Core 511
8-Core 826
82% 669 Pts
64-Core 826
51% 826 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 387.92
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.2% Outstanding
Lighting 115
Reflection 121
Parallax 104
93% 113 fps
MRender 101
Gravity 104
Splatting 103
84% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshib Q300. 240GB
142GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
67.5% Good
Read 486
Write 273
Mixed 277
76% 346 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 42.3
4K Mixed 7.56
71% 25.1 MB/s
DQ Read 331
DQ Write 186
DQ Mixed 36.8
87% 185 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 94%
Seagate STM3250318AS 250GB
15GB free
Firmware: CC38
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
56.1% Above average
Read 100
Write 95.2
Mixed 91.3
72% 95.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.31
4K Write 1.54
4K Mixed 0.5
97% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 56.1%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 4x8GB-$165
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2546 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
MC Read 31.5
MC Write 31.7
MC Mixed 27.4
86% 30.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 35.4
SC Mixed 28.8
82% 28.6 GB/s
Latency 55.4
72% 55.4 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 113%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,119 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: 88% - Excellent Total price: $803
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