Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics103% 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 Drive92% 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.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160325
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 05 '19 at 01:31
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 30%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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)
94.3% Outstanding
Memory 93.7
1-Core 134
2-Core 268
92% 166 Pts
4-Core 515
8-Core 717
78% 616 Pts
64-Core 722
45% 722 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 142
Parallax 122
108% 132 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 130
Splatting 107
95% 117 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175
377GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 308 172 130 106 103 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
92% Outstanding
Read 493
Write 457
Mixed 336
SusWrite 211
84% 374 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 91.3
4K Mixed 41.1
150% 54.9 MB/s
DQ Read 307
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 183
169% 259 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 92%
Great: 92%
WD Purple 2TB (2014)-$67
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 124 126 129 129 128 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
73% Very good
Read 128
Write 125
Mixed 62.3
SusWrite 127
81% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
187% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 73%
Great: 86%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 32GB
12GB free, PID 5567
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.9 6 6.9 7.3 6.3 7.6 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
8.21% Terrible
Read 37.5
Write 9.7
Mixed 7
SusWrite 7
16% 15.3 MB/s
4K Read 5.3
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
20% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 8.21%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 31.7
MC Mixed 26.1
84% 29.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 33.4
SC Mixed 26.9
76% 26.5 GB/s
Latency 60.5
66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 95%

 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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