Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics128% 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 Drive102% 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)
Memory27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit색
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160325
Uptime8.3 Days
Run DateSep 11 '17 at 01:36
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Memory 96.5
1-Core 127
2-Core 254
90% 159 Pts
4-Core 432
8-Core 710
70% 571 Pts
64-Core 707
44% 707 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Lighting 179
Reflection 188
Parallax 181
146% 183 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 178
Splatting 120
114% 141 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 128%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
229GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 405
Mixed 411
99% 443 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 93.7
4K Mixed 27.2
150% 54.6 MB/s
DQ Read 311
DQ Write 262
DQ Mixed 30.4
93% 201 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 102%
Great: 134%
Seagate ST4000DM006-2G5107 4TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: DN02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 201
Mixed 177
143% 191 MB/s
4K Read 1.22
4K Write 4.43
4K Mixed 0.32
169% 1.99 MB/s
Poor: 76%
This bench: 113%
Great: 126%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
57.5% Above average
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 20.2
MC Mixed 16.5
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 17.8
SC Mixed 19.2
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 52.1
77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 57.5%
Great: 136%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,093 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) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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