Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics107% 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 Drive109% 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)
Memory28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateFeb 02 '20 at 20:33
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 153
2-Core 305
102% 185 Pts
4-Core 562
8-Core 800
85% 681 Pts
64-Core 837
52% 837 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 100%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 138
Reflection 151
Parallax 128
113% 139 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 138
Splatting 112
99% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM00.r
SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 302 277 427 254 364 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 517
Write 499
Mixed 321
SusWrite 334
94% 418 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 43.7
171% 66.6 MB/s
DQ Read 361
DQ Write 351
DQ Mixed 68.3
130% 260 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 109%
Great: 111%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
166GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 489 490 491 495 495 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
142% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 470
Mixed 424
SusWrite 490
107% 473 MB/s
4K Read 50.2
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 71
242% 87.7 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 362
272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 142%
Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
684GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 136 138 135 137 137 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
83.4% Excellent
Read 154
Write 151
Mixed 76
SusWrite 136
95% 129 MB/s
4K Read 2.2
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.4
151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 37.5
MC Write 40.4
MC Mixed 33.3
106% 37.1 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 44
SC Mixed 31.5
89% 31.2 GB/s
Latency 52.2
77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 104%
Great: 119%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,107 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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