Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
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 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics66% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive204% 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.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 20 '23 at 17:10
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 31%
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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-$219
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Memory 93.3
1-Core 133
2-Core 253
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 442
8-Core 657
68% 550 Pts
64-Core 702
43% 702 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2069 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.79
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
66% Good
Lighting 79.5
Reflection 116
Parallax 98.7
65% 98 fps
MRender 97.9
Gravity 108
Splatting 55.7
68% 87.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 66%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme Samsung SSD 980 1TB
402GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1833 425 209 153 226 106 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
204% Outstanding
Read 1,652
Write 2,114
Mixed 1,813
SusWrite 492
342% 1,518 MB/s
4K Read 53.3
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 72.1
232% 79 MB/s
DQ Read 823
DQ Write 744
DQ Mixed 760
576% 776 MB/s
Poor: 134%
This bench: 204%
Great: 421%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 400GB
91GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 438 438 437 437 439 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 872
Write 445
Mixed 384
SusWrite 438
119% 535 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 75.8
4K Mixed 30.4
125% 45.5 MB/s
DQ Read 430
DQ Write 446
DQ Mixed 365
294% 414 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 119%
Great: 143%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 4x8GB-$165
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
MC Read 31.5
MC Write 34.8
MC Mixed 28.6
90% 31.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 37.7
SC Mixed 28.8
80% 27.9 GB/s
Latency 61.4
65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 118%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,174 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 - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $747
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