Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive112% 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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory29.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateSep 30 '19 at 15:23
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User ARE-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th 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 (98th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 141
2-Core 281
96% 173 Pts
4-Core 462
8-Core 792
76% 627 Pts
64-Core 809
50% 809 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 90%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370S 256GB-$115
0GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1225G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 387 386 387 383 386 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 517
Write 387
Mixed 337
SusWrite 385
91% 407 MB/s
4K Read 35.4
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 49.5
176% 65.3 MB/s
DQ Read 280
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 194
174% 262 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 112%
Great: 114%
Asgard AN1024NVMe-M.2/80 1TB
0GB free
Firmware: R0802C0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 986 680 468 261 260 329 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
214% Outstanding
Read 1,510
Write 1,324
Mixed 1,163
SusWrite 497
251% 1,124 MB/s
4K Read 63
4K Write 236
4K Mixed 44.3
277% 115 MB/s
DQ Read 900
DQ Write 1037
DQ Mixed 61.2
297% 666 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 214%
Great: 233%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
0GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 192 191 193 193 192 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 191
Mixed 79.3
SusWrite 192
119% 164 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 110%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 37
MC Write 40.2
MC Mixed 33.5
105% 36.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 43
SC Mixed 30.5
86% 30.2 GB/s
Latency 52.3
76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 103%
Great: 120%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,092 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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