Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics128% 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 Drive275% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory29 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 17 '17 at 05:09
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 above expectations (72nd percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Memory 85.9
1-Core 128
2-Core 246
86% 154 Pts
4-Core 437
8-Core 743
72% 590 Pts
64-Core 729
45% 729 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 385.28
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
128% Outstanding
Lighting 178
Reflection 199
Parallax 176
145% 184 fps
MRender 127
Gravity 170
Splatting 124
114% 141 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 128%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
405GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
275% Outstanding
Read 2,223
Write 1,435
Mixed 1,498
380% 1,719 MB/s
4K Read 49.7
4K Write 155
4K Mixed 58.2
232% 87.7 MB/s
DQ Read 878
DQ Write 393
DQ Mixed 228
277% 500 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 275%
Great: 283%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
790GB free
Firmware: 1A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 214
Write 161
Mixed 174
138% 183 MB/s
4K Read 0.93
4K Write 2.63
4K Mixed 0.26
116% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 108%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.6% Average
MC Read 13.9
MC Write 14.1
MC Mixed 11.8
38% 13.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 13.9
39% 13.7 GB/s
Latency 71.3
56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 40.6%
Great: 110%

 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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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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