Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics83.8% 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 Drive73.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161216
Uptime1 Days
Run DateMar 17 '18 at 07:12
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97% Outstanding
Memory 95.9
1-Core 141
2-Core 282
96% 173 Pts
4-Core 528
8-Core 779
81% 654 Pts
64-Core 780
48% 780 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 97%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 4991) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1567 MHz, MLim: 1840 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.1
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 114
Parallax 112
87% 111 fps
MRender 98.1
Gravity 98.2
Splatting 92.6
78% 96.3 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
264GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
73.5% Very good
Read 378
Write 325
Mixed 320
76% 341 MB/s
4K Read 37.2
4K Write 69
4K Mixed 22.9
122% 43 MB/s
DQ Read 39.6
DQ Write 71.9
DQ Mixed 22.4
26% 44.6 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 134%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
459GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
54.7% Above average
Read 94.4
Write 96.1
Mixed 90.1
70% 93.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.54
4K Write 2.16
4K Mixed 0.31
97% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
MC Read 35.3
MC Write 36
MC Mixed 29.4
96% 33.6 GB/s
SC Read 21.9
SC Write 39.2
SC Mixed 30.1
87% 30.4 GB/s
Latency 54.4
74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,090 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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