Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 141%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 128%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics162% 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.
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)
Memory26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170629
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateOct 18 '18 at 17:40
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Memory 88.5
1-Core 155
2-Core 289
97% 177 Pts
4-Core 479
8-Core 854
80% 666 Pts
64-Core 854
53% 854 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Gainward(10B0 1E07) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
162% Outstanding
Lighting 220
Reflection 252
Parallax 262
179% 245 fps
MRender 276
Gravity 232
Splatting 153
173% 220 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 162%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,075
Write 790
Mixed 576
249% 1,147 MB/s
4K Read 49.9
4K Write 168
4K Mixed 58.5
240% 92.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,097
DQ Write 248
DQ Mixed 368
349% 571 MB/s
Poor: 131% Great: 243%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251
105GB free
Firmware: DXT09B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 249 248 247 246 248 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Read 352
Write 248
Mixed 156
SusWrite 248
56% 251 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 90.5
4K Mixed 26
126% 48.8 MB/s
DQ Read 238
DQ Write 227
DQ Mixed 55.1
90% 173 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4-3000C15-8GVR F4-3200C16-8GVKB F4-3000C15-8GVR F4-3200C16-8GVKB 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.7% Very good
MC Read 26.2
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 23.4
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 23
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 69
58% 69 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,103 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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