Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 127%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 107%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics137% 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 Drive98.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151001
Uptime10.7 Days
Run DateOct 22 '18 at 16:33
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.9% Outstanding
Memory 96.2
1-Core 140
2-Core 279
95% 172 Pts
4-Core 504
8-Core 757
78% 630 Pts
64-Core 754
47% 754 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Zotac(19DA 4471) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2800 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
137% Outstanding
Lighting 195
Reflection 203
Parallax 207
159% 202 fps
MRender 132
Gravity 192
Splatting 129
122% 151 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 137%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 112 105 103 100 100 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
98.6% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 296
Mixed 337
SusWrite 114
70% 315 MB/s
4K Read 38.9
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 49.1
184% 68.5 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 269
DQ Mixed 315
239% 323 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 124%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50
3TB free
Firmware: 82.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 146 148 147 146 145 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Read 144
Write 134
Mixed 89.5
SusWrite 146
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
55.4% Above average
MC Read 19.1
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 16.1
52% 18.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 20.3
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 53.4
75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 108%

 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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