Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive253% 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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 21 '21 at 16:55
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User SRB-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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 (95th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Memory 90.4
1-Core 135
2-Core 249
89% 158 Pts
4-Core 475
8-Core 690
73% 583 Pts
64-Core 694
43% 694 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.92
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 104
Reflection 111
Parallax 107
84% 107 fps
Gravity 105
Splatting 30.8
55% 67.8 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB
302GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1075 1099 1239 1597 662 638 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
253% Outstanding
Read 1,571
Write 1,679
Mixed 1221
SusWrite 1,052
310% 1,381 MB/s
4K Read 63.5
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 82.6
286% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 766
DQ Write 931
DQ Mixed 351
403% 683 MB/s
Poor: 118%
This bench: 253%
Great: 277%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
116GB free
Firmware: 2B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 311 314 312 316 316 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 467
Mixed 400
SusWrite 320
95% 424 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 60.8
209% 74.9 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 359
270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 121%
Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
233GB free
Firmware: 2B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 300 299 297 299 299 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 482
Write 467
Mixed 417
SusWrite 318
95% 421 MB/s
4K Read 44.9
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 57.1
201% 71.7 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 360
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 117%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMK4GX4M1A2400C16 CMK8GX4M2A2400C16 CMK8GX4M2A2400C16 CMK8GX4M2A2400C16 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.9% Very good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 29
MC Mixed 22.8
75% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 24.3
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 66.7
60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 75%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,122 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $746
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