Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics113% 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 Drive104% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime3.6 Days
Run DateJan 05 '19 at 15:05
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (91st 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 (92nd percentile)
88.3% Excellent
Memory 94
1-Core 134
2-Core 258
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 713
71% 579 Pts
64-Core 745
46% 745 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Lighting 152
Reflection 154
Parallax 132
124% 146 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 145
Splatting 115
102% 126 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 113%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160
544GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR011
SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 476 308 279 278 277 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 411
Write 480
Mixed 388
SusWrite 345
92% 406 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 44.6
168% 66.5 MB/s
DQ Read 356
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 348
259% 343 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
82.9% Excellent
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 31.2
MC Mixed 25.7
83% 29.1 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 32.8
SC Mixed 25.3
74% 25.8 GB/s
Latency 59.7
67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,107 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: 69% - Good Total price: $958
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