Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive63.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 12 '19 at 06:08
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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)
93.7% Outstanding
Memory 92.4
1-Core 135
2-Core 268
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 512
8-Core 728
78% 620 Pts
64-Core 743
46% 743 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 90%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 605ABBF2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 87 88 100 96 90 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
63.5% Good
Read 226
Write 150
Mixed 172
SusWrite 91.5
36% 160 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 81.8
4K Mixed 40.5
139% 50.4 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 135
DQ Mixed 122
93% 125 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 73%
Hua722050cla330 39M4517 42C0468IBM 500GB
466GB free
Firmware: JP2OA3GB
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 131 132 132 133 132 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
76.6% Very good
Read 135
Write 140
Mixed 67
SusWrite 132
87% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 77%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
921GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 174 171 173 173 172 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 168
Mixed 90.8
SusWrite 173
112% 154 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.2
235% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 102%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
70% Good
MC Read 26.2
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 19.5
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 22.5
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 63.4
63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 70%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,152 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: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $753
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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