Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics87.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive72.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory29.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160624
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 07 '19 at 21:11
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User ISR-User
Background CPU 15%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th 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 (100th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
Memory 94.4
1-Core 134
2-Core 248
90% 159 Pts
4-Core 498
8-Core 709
76% 604 Pts
64-Core 709
44% 709 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 119
Parallax 100
90% 110 fps
MRender 98.1
Gravity 104
Splatting 104
84% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370S 128GB-$70
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P1225CA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 141 143 141 146 146 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
72.9% Very good
Read 444
Write 148
Mixed 199
SusWrite 141
51% 233 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 83.3
4K Mixed 35.1
122% 46.6 MB/s
DQ Read 248
DQ Write 144
DQ Mixed 142
120% 178 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 90%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59
447GB free
Firmware: JP2OA39C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 131 134 134 133 133 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Read 131
Write 134
Mixed 61.7
SusWrite 132
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x16GB-$70
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
MC Read 33.4
MC Write 34.5
MC Mixed 28.3
92% 32.1 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 38.3
SC Mixed 28
83% 28.9 GB/s
Latency 58.7
68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 91.1%
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 7,095 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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