Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics120% 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 Drive218% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160919
Uptime6.1 Days
Run DateNov 09 '17 at 16:43
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 above expectations (72nd percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Memory 89.8
1-Core 132
2-Core 236
87% 153 Pts
4-Core 425
8-Core 656
67% 540 Pts
64-Core 703
44% 703 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 2151 MHz, MLim: 2530 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Lighting 165
Reflection 164
Parallax 139
135% 156 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 152
Splatting 120
106% 131 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 120%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
193GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
218% Outstanding
Read 1,791
Write 1,403
Mixed 1,204
325% 1,466 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 70.1
4K Mixed 38.1
131% 45.9 MB/s
DQ Read 516
DQ Write 387
DQ Mixed 208
222% 370 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 218%
Great: 283%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$81
2TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
63.9% Good
Read 124
Write 98.7
Mixed 112
84% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 2.01
4K Mixed 0.2
87% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 88%
ST950032 5AS 500GB
395GB free, PID 102a
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
18.5% Very poor
Read 39.8
Write 41.5
Mixed 16.5
40% 32.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 1.16
4K Mixed 0.31
52% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 18.5%
Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.6% Very good
MC Read 26.2
MC Write 27.8
MC Mixed 23.4
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 28.4
SC Mixed 23.8
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 67.5
59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,129 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $746
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