Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 127%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics136% 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 Drive85.9% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime12.7 Days
Run DateDec 08 '18 at 17:25
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 (99th percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 134
2-Core 268
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 476
8-Core 738
75% 607 Pts
64-Core 743
46% 743 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2775 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
136% Outstanding
Lighting 193
Reflection 204
Parallax 202
157% 200 fps
MRender 130
Gravity 191
Splatting 127
121% 149 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 136%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 274 287 291 289 279 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Read 370
Write 391
Mixed 316
SusWrite 282
76% 340 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 72.9
4K Mixed 40
138% 48.1 MB/s
DQ Read 271
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 248
187% 250 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 124%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
918GB free
Firmware: 04.05G11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 89 92 90 89 90 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
57.7% Above average
Read 111
Write 89.3
Mixed 88.6
SusWrite 89.7
70% 94.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.7
156% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 112%
WD Blue 320GB (2010)-$40
282GB free
Firmware: 15.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 99 101 102 102 102 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
58.7% Above average
Read 104
Write 101
Mixed 62
SusWrite 101
68% 91.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 58.7%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$78
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
108% Outstanding
MC Read 39.8
MC Write 41.2
MC Mixed 34
110% 38.3 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 45.3
SC Mixed 32
95% 33.3 GB/s
Latency 51.2
78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 108%
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 7,090 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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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