Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics41.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive332% 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)
Memory29.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 23 '18 at 06:11
Run Duration210 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (88th 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)
95.7% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 134
2-Core 266
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 518
8-Core 714
78% 616 Pts
64-Core 717
44% 717 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 95.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 3002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
41.9% Average
Lighting 47.3
Reflection 54.7
Parallax 44.4
38% 48.8 fps
MRender 67.9
Gravity 47.4
Splatting 61.5
48% 58.9 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129
429GB free
Firmware: DXM06B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 471 475 481 480 479 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 380
Mixed 362
SusWrite 472
96% 427 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 48.7
173% 63.4 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 174
176% 285 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 117%
Great: 118%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
637GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2355 2156 1153 1153 1151 1185 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
332% Outstanding
Read 2,504
Write 2,332
Mixed 1,535
SusWrite 1,526
442% 1,974 MB/s
4K Read 61.6
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 87.7
290% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1,151
DQ Write 1,041
DQ Mixed 1,079
814% 1,090 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 332%
Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
175GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 470 472 475 475 476 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 484
Mixed 396
SusWrite 468
104% 461 MB/s
4K Read 45.9
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 62.3
211% 74.8 MB/s
DQ Read 335
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 348
258% 340 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 129%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
98.1% Outstanding
MC Read 36.3
MC Write 37.6
MC Mixed 30.1
99% 34.7 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 40.6
SC Mixed 29.4
87% 30.4 GB/s
Latency 53.9
74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 106%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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