Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics109% 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 Drive98.9% 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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 12 '17 at 21:53
Run Duration319 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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)
91.8% Outstanding
Memory 96.7
1-Core 134
2-Core 261
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 739
74% 603 Pts
64-Core 737
46% 737 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 145
Reflection 152
Parallax 131
119% 143 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 138
Splatting 111
99% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
98.9% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 418
Mixed 421
100% 452 MB/s
4K Read 43.7
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 28.6
161% 60.9 MB/s
DQ Read 48.1
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 63.8
66% 102 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 98.9%
Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
47GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 418
Mixed 421
100% 451 MB/s
4K Read 49.8
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 51.9
204% 72.6 MB/s
DQ Read 389
DQ Write 286
DQ Mixed 126
151% 267 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 123%
Great: 124%
Corsair Force 120GB
46GB free
Firmware: 2.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
50.1% Above average
Read 202
Write 97.3
Mixed 123
31% 141 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 90.6
4K Mixed 16.5
109% 44.4 MB/s
DQ Read 114
DQ Write 90.2
DQ Mixed 28.5
41% 77.7 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 50.1%
Great: 56%
Corsair Force GS 128GB-$150
30GB free
Firmware: 5.05A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Read 434
Write 209
Mixed 233
64% 292 MB/s
4K Read 35.4
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 18.6
144% 60.2 MB/s
DQ Read 208
DQ Write 228
DQ Mixed 43.3
81% 160 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 86%
Jmicron Generic 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: 5205
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
24.4% Poor
Read 42.2
Write 42.4
Mixed 42.1
32% 42.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.75
4K Write 1.86
4K Mixed 0.18
86% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 24.4%
Great: 79%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
390GB free
Firmware: JC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
64.3% Good
Read 109
Write 115
Mixed 100
81% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.46
4K Mixed 0.38
94% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 64.3%
Great: 68%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB
204GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
48% Average
Read 85
Write 82.3
Mixed 67.2
58% 78.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.47
4K Mixed 0.23
78% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 48%
Great: 51%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 6 500GB
167GB free
Firmware: 770JA50E Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
59.9% Above average
Read 97.1
Write 112
Mixed 90.4
75% 99.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.32
4K Write 1.35
4K Mixed 0.36
78% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 59.9%
Great: 79%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
117GB free
Firmware: DGW2 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
50.1% Above average
Read 77.6
Write 97.1
Mixed 92.1
67% 88.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 1.51
4K Mixed 0.32
81% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 50.1%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C13 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
MC Read 33.9
MC Write 34.8
MC Mixed 28.2
92% 32.3 GB/s
SC Read 21.8
SC Write 38
SC Mixed 29.7
85% 29.8 GB/s
Latency 51.5
78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,129 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $758
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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