Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics114% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170125
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 22 '19 at 18:57
Run Duration170 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 46%

 PC Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Memory 84.6
1-Core 137
2-Core 271
90% 164 Pts
4-Core 451
8-Core 698
71% 574 Pts
64-Core 698
43% 698 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 425.31
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
114% Outstanding
Lighting 151
Reflection 179
Parallax 165
123% 165 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 172
Splatting 113
107% 133 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 114%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 5,607
Write 8,656
Mixed 6,628
1,569% 6,964 MB/s
4K Read 441
4K Write 369
4K Mixed 384
1,356% 398 MB/s
DQ Read 1,533
DQ Write 1,686
DQ Mixed 1,540
1,178% 1,587 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB
394GB free
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 90 331 320 261 124 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 77% Great: 123%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
62% Good
MC Read 24.6
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 19.4
62% 21.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 22.3
SC Mixed 19.8
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 72.5
55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 62%
Great: 124%

 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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