Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics8.05% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive97.1% 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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory18.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit 种颜色
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170629
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 28 '17 at 01:33
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User CHN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 96.6
1-Core 144
2-Core 288
97% 176 Pts
4-Core 568
8-Core 796
86% 682 Pts
64-Core 804
50% 804 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 101%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4836
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
8.05% Terrible
Lighting 8.37
Reflection 12.2
Parallax 8.5
7% 9.7 fps
MRender 12.6
Gravity 7.43
Splatting 16.7
10% 12.2 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 8.05%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
King SHARE 300128G 128GB
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N0530A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
97.1% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 300
Mixed 379
88% 398 MB/s
4K Read 33.9
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 31.9
151% 59.1 MB/s
DQ Read 285
DQ Write 299
DQ Mixed 21.3
91% 202 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 97%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
99.3% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 156
Mixed 165
128% 170 MB/s
4K Read 0.55
4K Write 1.88
4K Mixed 0.18
78% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 99.3%
Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
207GB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
61.6% Good
Read 103
Write 112
Mixed 102
79% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1.06
4K Write 2.05
4K Mixed 0.22
106% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 38.2
MC Write 38.5
MC Mixed 29.6
101% 35.4 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 43.6
SC Mixed 30.9
92% 32.2 GB/s
Latency 51.8
77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 101%
Great: 105%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,093 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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HDDRAMUSB
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