Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 140%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 120%
UFO
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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics140% 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 Drive198% 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.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory30 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161227
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 01 '17 at 13:42
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU1%

 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 i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
Memory 98.5
1-Core 147
2-Core 284
98% 177 Pts
4-Core 538
8-Core 795
83% 666 Pts
64-Core 816
50% 816 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Titan X Pascal-$286
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 378.66
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
140% Outstanding
Lighting 200
Reflection 216
Parallax 193
163% 203 fps
MRender 139
Gravity 191
Splatting 131
124% 154 fps
Poor: 108%
This bench: 140%
Great: 132%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
198% Outstanding
Read 1,519
Write 753
Mixed 1,181
254% 1,151 MB/s
4K Read 48.9
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 55.2
229% 87.9 MB/s
DQ Read 668
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 218
236% 405 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 198%
Great: 283%
OCZ Vector 256GB-$240
58GB free
Firmware: 3.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 524
Write 502
Mixed 509
114% 512 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 39.3
152% 60 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 116
154% 281 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 114%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3733 C17 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
127% Outstanding
MC Read 47.1
MC Write 50.6
MC Mixed 38.2
129% 45.3 GB/s
SC Read 23.3
SC Write 53.1
SC Mixed 37
108% 37.8 GB/s
Latency 43.6
92% 43.6 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 127%
Great: 129%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,095 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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