Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive70.1% 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 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20171227
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 06 '18 at 08:42
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU2%
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 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)
89.9% Excellent
Memory 93.5
1-Core 134
2-Core 269
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 464
8-Core 751
74% 608 Pts
64-Core 758
47% 758 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.1
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 114
Reflection 121
Parallax 114
93% 116 fps
Gravity 104
Splatting 106
93% 105 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshib Q300. 240GB
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
70.1% Very good
Read 489
Write 273
Mixed 279
76% 347 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 60.8
4K Mixed 5.34
81% 31.2 MB/s
DQ Read 335
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 19.7
80% 181 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 94%
Seagate STM3250318AS 250GB
232GB free
Firmware: CC38
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
69% Good
Read 122
Write 119
Mixed 114
89% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.62
4K Write 1.93
4K Mixed 0.64
133% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 69%
Great: 68%
Intenso External USB 3.0 2TB
1.5TB free, PID 0579
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
44.6% Average
Read 114
Write 103
Mixed 24
93% 80.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.15
68% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 44.6%
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)
78.1% Very good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 24.6
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 31.5
SC Mixed 25.4
72% 25.2 GB/s
Latency 61.1
66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 78.1%
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 7,106 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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