Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics59.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive227% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151110
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 03 '17 at 01:49
Run Duration81 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (55th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Memory 94.8
1-Core 144
2-Core 291
97% 177 Pts
4-Core 529
8-Core 809
83% 669 Pts
64-Core 809
50% 809 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-$199
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 22.19.662.4
Performing below potential (69th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
59.1% Above average
Lighting 74.5
Reflection 54.6
Parallax 99.5
61% 76.2 fps
MRender 55.8
Gravity 75.2
Splatting 71.5
56% 67.5 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 59.1%
Great: 62%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
391GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
227% Outstanding
Read 2,160
Write 1,445
Mixed 1,484
376% 1,697 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 26.8
166% 69.2 MB/s
DQ Read 29.6
DQ Write 171
DQ Mixed 25
41% 75.2 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 227%
Great: 283%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$160
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.8% Above average
MC Read 19.2
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 15.4
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 19.6
SC Mixed 18.5
51% 18 GB/s
Latency 57.6
69% 57.6 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 114%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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