Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics16.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive244% 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)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171227
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateJun 10 '18 at 00:22
Run Duration173 Seconds
Run User SRB-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (54th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 128
2-Core 252
90% 159 Pts
4-Core 458
8-Core 703
72% 581 Pts
64-Core 704
44% 704 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2775 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 397.93
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
16.6% Very poor
Lighting 18.4
Reflection 21.1
Parallax 17.5
15% 19 fps
MRender 27.7
Gravity 19.2
Splatting 25.1
20% 24 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 16.6%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
109GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
244% Outstanding
Read 2,709
Write 1,058
Mixed 1,234
364% 1,667 MB/s
4K Read 54.5
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 37.5
188% 67.1 MB/s
DQ Read 410
DQ Write 259
DQ Mixed 139
156% 269 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 244%
Great: 236%
Mushkin Chronos 120GB-$70
41GB free
Firmware: 507ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
69.7% Good
Read 504
Write 149
Mixed 224
64% 292 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 82.2
4K Mixed 17.8
115% 44 MB/s
DQ Read 184
DQ Write 137
DQ Mixed 44.8
65% 122 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 84%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139
195GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
42.2% Average
Read 74.6
Write 72.4
Mixed 58.6
51% 68.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.28
4K Mixed 0.19
62% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 42.2%
Great: 59%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39
18GB free
Firmware: 12.01C02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
33.7% Below average
Read 56
Write 60.8
Mixed 53.1
43% 56.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 2.13
4K Mixed 0.28
95% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 33.7%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
55.4% Above average
MC Read 20.1
MC Write 18.9
MC Mixed 15.8
52% 18.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 18.4
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 53.8
74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,131 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $758
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HDDRAMUSB
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