Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics108% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive217% 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
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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 06 '18 at 02:04
Run Duration168 Seconds
Run User BIH-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.5% Outstanding
Memory 98.1
1-Core 134
2-Core 264
93% 165 Pts
4-Core 489
8-Core 724
76% 607 Pts
64-Core 729
45% 729 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Lighting 142
Reflection 152
Parallax 132
115% 142 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 134
Splatting 112
99% 121 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 108%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$60
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 661 628 661 661 652 471 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
217% Outstanding
Read 1,910
Write 669
Mixed 699
SusWrite 622
214% 975 MB/s
4K Read 50.6
4K Write 163
4K Mixed 59.7
239% 91 MB/s
DQ Read 1100
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 418
375% 594 MB/s
Poor: 113%
This bench: 217%
Great: 213%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
194GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 315 316 316 316 314 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 479
Mixed 418
SusWrite 330
97% 434 MB/s
4K Read 46.4
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 62.1
212% 75.2 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 359
271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 123%
Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
81GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 471 483 484 483 482 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 486
Mixed 413
SusWrite 476
106% 471 MB/s
4K Read 47.1
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 64.4
216% 76 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 361
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 133%
Great: 134%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 32GB-$28
29GB free, PID 5580
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 252
Write 97.5
Mixed 72.7
147% 141 MB/s
4K Read 12.5
4K Write 11.2
4K Mixed 8.5
716% 10.7 MB/s
DQ Read 11
DQ Write 11.3
DQ Mixed 9.5
748% 10.6 MB/s
Poor: 25% Great: 93%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
112% Outstanding
MC Read 43.1
MC Write 44
MC Mixed 31.3
113% 39.5 GB/s
SC Read 24
SC Write 46.9
SC Mixed 34.1
100% 35 GB/s
Latency 45.4
88% 45.4 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 112%
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 7,120 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: 89% - Excellent Total price: $796
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