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 way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive398% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 17 '19 at 17:22
Run Duration219 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
Memory 97.4
1-Core 144
2-Core 284
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 491
8-Core 779
78% 635 Pts
64-Core 792
49% 792 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 92%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
175GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2208 2210 2206 2206 2048 1896 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
398% Outstanding
Read 2743
Write 2,210
Mixed 1,500
SusWrite 2,129
481% 2,145 MB/s
4K Read 62.6
4K Write 200
4K Mixed 88.5
314% 117 MB/s
DQ Read 1,472
DQ Write 1,304
DQ Mixed 1,358
1,026% 1,378 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 398%
Great: 393%
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$80
103GB free
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1554 1513 1175 484 366 259 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
321% Outstanding
Read 2,623
Write 1,542
Mixed 1,320
SusWrite 892
353% 1594 MB/s
4K Read 71.8
4K Write 199
4K Mixed 104
347% 125 MB/s
DQ Read 1,323
DQ Write 1,101
DQ Mixed 1,118
863% 1,181 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 321%
Great: 308%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
571GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 191 190 191 189 189 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 184
Mixed 82.2
SusWrite 189
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 107%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 39.5
MC Write 38.6
MC Mixed 28.6
102% 35.6 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 40.3
SC Mixed 33.1
92% 32.2 GB/s
Latency 48.8
82% 48.8 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 102%
Great: 109%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,106 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: 69% - Good Total price: $958
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HDDRAMUSB
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Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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