Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 133%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 114%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.8%, 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 Drive206% 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)
Memory29.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161227
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 18 '17 at 13:31
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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)
93.8% Outstanding
Memory 97.9
1-Core 146
2-Core 291
99% 178 Pts
4-Core 484
8-Core 714
75% 599 Pts
64-Core 799
49% 799 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 93.8%
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 201
Reflection 198
Parallax 192
164% 197 fps
MRender 139
Gravity 190
Splatting 131
124% 153 fps
Poor: 108%
This bench: 140%
Great: 132%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
206% Outstanding
Read 2,063
Write 562
Mixed 1,130
273% 1,252 MB/s
4K Read 46.5
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 56.5
225% 86.3 MB/s
DQ Read 641
DQ Write 291
DQ Mixed 223
230% 385 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 206%
Great: 283%
OCZ Vector 256GB-$240
60GB free
Firmware: 3.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 521
Write 503
Mixed 503
114% 509 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 40.6
156% 62 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 353
DQ Mixed 109
151% 277 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 116%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3733 C17 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
120% Outstanding
MC Read 44.3
MC Write 47.3
MC Mixed 35.9
121% 42.5 GB/s
SC Read 25.2
SC Write 51.4
SC Mixed 35.2
106% 37.3 GB/s
Latency 46.4
86% 46.4 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 120%
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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