Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics66% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive121% 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.
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
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160128
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateMar 18 '16 at 06:41
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$170
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 99
1-Core 152
2-Core 301
102% 184 Pts
4-Core 585
8-Core 849
90% 717 Pts
64-Core 850
53% 850 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 104%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6451
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
66% Good
Lighting 84
Reflection 74.9
Parallax 73.4
68% 77.4 fps
MRender 86.6
Gravity 76.1
Splatting 65.7
61% 76.1 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 66%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
202GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 404
Mixed 417
99% 444 MB/s
4K Read 47.9
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 52.9
199% 70.4 MB/s
DQ Read 361
DQ Write 291
DQ Mixed 122
147% 258 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 121%
Great: 134%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25
431GB free
Firmware: 05.00K05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
50.8% Above average
Read 102
Write 74.9
Mixed 83.1
65% 86.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.66
4K Write 2.18
4K Mixed 0.4
113% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB-$96
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
119% Outstanding
MC Read 45.6
MC Write 46.6
MC Mixed 32.7
119% 41.6 GB/s
SC Read 25.9
SC Write 48.8
SC Mixed 35.5
105% 36.7 GB/s
Latency 41.3
97% 41.3 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 119%
Great: 128%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,181 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: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $707
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