Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics89.7% 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 Drive67.6% 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 8 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20171227
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 23 '18 at 18:41
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 16%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 (97th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Memory 92.8
1-Core 134
2-Core 268
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 744
75% 608 Pts
64-Core 748
46% 748 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Lighting 113
Reflection 120
Parallax 114
92% 116 fps
MRender 101
Gravity 103
Splatting 105
85% 103 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshib Q300. 240GB
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
67.6% Good
Read 496
Write 271
Mixed 278
77% 349 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 41.3
4K Mixed 7.56
70% 24.8 MB/s
DQ Read 329
DQ Write 187
DQ Mixed 20
79% 179 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 94%
Seagate STM3250318AS 250GB
114GB free
Firmware: CC38
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
58.8% Above average
Read 104
Write 101
Mixed 98.7
76% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.85
4K Mixed 0.59
125% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 58.8%
Great: 68%
Intenso External USB 3.0 2TB
1.5TB free, PID 0579
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
49.6% Average
Read 117
Write 121
Mixed 74.8
131% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 2.01
4K Mixed 0.16
75% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 48%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 4x8GB-$165
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
77.7% Very good
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 24.5
77% 27 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 31
SC Mixed 25.6
72% 25.1 GB/s
Latency 62.6
64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 77.7%
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 7,095 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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