Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics83.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive133% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170125
Uptime10.6 Days
Run DateApr 21 '19 at 07:07
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (94th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 96.7
1-Core 148
2-Core 295
99% 180 Pts
4-Core 589
8-Core 815
89% 702 Pts
64-Core 823
51% 823 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 103%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 4994) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 425.31
Performing below potential (80th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
83.4% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 113
Parallax 101
87% 107 fps
MRender 93
Gravity 97.3
Splatting 91.6
77% 94 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
329GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 437 476 465 377 429 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 489
Mixed 342
SusWrite 442
100% 445 MB/s
4K Read 47.2
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 65.6
224% 80.7 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 344
261% 351 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 133%
Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
93GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 306 309 311 309 303 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 495
Mixed 367
SusWrite 325
95% 424 MB/s
4K Read 49.3
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 66.6
231% 83.5 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 359
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 128%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2747 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
52.5% Above average
MC Read 18.8
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 14.4
49% 17 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 17.3
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 51.4
78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 52.5%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,120 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: 89% - Excellent Total price: $796
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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