Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive210% 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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory21 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160919
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 24 '17 at 12:28
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
86% Excellent
Memory 83.8
1-Core 137
2-Core 278
90% 166 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 755
76% 615 Pts
64-Core 772
48% 772 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 381.65
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 93% Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
210% Outstanding
Read 1,838
Write 1,291
Mixed 1,204
320% 1,444 MB/s
4K Read 53.5
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 27.2
183% 69.3 MB/s
DQ Read 53.2
DQ Write 147
DQ Mixed 181
115% 127 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 210%
Great: 254%
Seagate Expansion 1TB
163GB free, PID 2320
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
40.4% Average
Read 94.9
Write 97.7
Mixed 84.5
119% 92.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.31
4K Write 1.71
4K Mixed 0.32
70% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 40.4%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
63.7% Good
MC Read 24.1
MC Write 24.8
MC Mixed 19.7
65% 22.9 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 21.9
SC Mixed 18.4
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 73.8
54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,106 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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HDDRAMUSB
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