Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics106% 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 Drive73.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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)
Memory29 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160302
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 26 '16 at 13:46
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Memory 91.3
1-Core 146
2-Core 288
96% 175 Pts
4-Core 546
8-Core 792
84% 669 Pts
64-Core 817
51% 817 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.7290
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Lighting 140
Reflection 152
Parallax 131
114% 141 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 129
Splatting 106
94% 116 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 106%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
V Series SATA SSD 120GB
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V2.7 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
73.8% Very good
Read 497
Write 395
Mixed 435
98% 442 MB/s
4K Read 32.6
4K Write 72.8
4K Mixed 3.76
93% 36.4 MB/s
DQ Read 35.6
DQ Write 171
DQ Mixed 3.68
32% 69.9 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 85%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 128GB
119GB free, PID a838
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
38% Below average
Read 138
Write 52.2
Mixed 84.5
104% 91.4 MB/s
4K Read 6.89
4K Write 1.63
4K Mixed 0.88
111% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 38%
Great: 37%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3112 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.4% Above average
MC Read 19.4
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 14.9
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 21.2
SC Mixed 19.5
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 65.4
61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 113%

 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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