Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 121%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 104%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics129% 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 Drive241% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 28 '22 at 15:11
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Memory 97.7
1-Core 125
2-Core 258
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 460
8-Core 720
73% 590 Pts
64-Core 712
44% 712 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Lighting 177
Reflection 191
Parallax 186
144% 185 fps
MRender 139
Gravity 186
Splatting 127
121% 151 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 129%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB
192GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z44106
SusWrite @10s intervals: 901 906 588 371 373 374 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
241% Outstanding
Read 1,773
Write 1,216
Mixed 1,080
SusWrite 586
259% 1,164 MB/s
4K Read 63.5
4K Write 179
4K Mixed 87.1
302% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 746
DQ Write 1,085
DQ Mixed 321
409% 717 MB/s
Poor: 103%
This bench: 241%
Great: 236%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
222GB free
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 229 107 91 86 87 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Read 468
Write 437
Mixed 322
SusWrite 138
76% 341 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 42.3
159% 61.3 MB/s
DQ Read 306
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 136
146% 242 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 88%
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK1T0TBN 1TB
912GB free
Firmware: M0MU031
SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 430 423 372 371 369 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 431
Write 452
Mixed 371
SusWrite 387
92% 410 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 43.2
159% 64.9 MB/s
DQ Read 365
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 346
259% 345 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 105%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KF3600C17D4/8GX 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 41.2
MC Write 42.8
MC Mixed 29
108% 37.7 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 44.7
SC Mixed 33.1
96% 33.7 GB/s
Latency 47.4
84% 47.4 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 107%
Great: 121%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,110 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 72%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Good Total price: $953
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HDDRAMUSB
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