Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics87.9% 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 Drive74.2% 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)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161216
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateMar 31 '18 at 10:27
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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)
97.8% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 140
2-Core 279
96% 172 Pts
4-Core 533
8-Core 776
82% 655 Pts
64-Core 770
48% 770 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 4991) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1602 MHz, MLim: 1950 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Lighting 111
Reflection 117
Parallax 106
90% 111 fps
MRender 101
Gravity 104
Splatting 98.4
83% 101 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
74.2% Very good
Read 379
Write 330
Mixed 323
77% 344 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 69.1
4K Mixed 22.7
124% 43.4 MB/s
DQ Read 39.7
DQ Write 71.5
DQ Mixed 22.7
26% 44.6 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 134%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
452GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
51.5% Above average
Read 95.1
Write 84
Mixed 83.1
66% 87.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.85
4K Mixed 0.23
81% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 51.5%
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 @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
100% Outstanding
MC Read 36.6
MC Write 38.3
MC Mixed 31.1
101% 35.3 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 41.4
SC Mixed 31.3
91% 31.8 GB/s
Latency 52.4
76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 100%
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 7,095 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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