Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics86.1% 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 Drive88.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150706
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 04 '15 at 21:28
Run Duration176 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 4.15 GHz (avg)
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
1-Core 169
2-Core 326
113% 248 Pts
4-Core 537
8-Core 785
83% 661 Pts
64-Core 804
50% 804 Pts
Poor: 70% Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5582
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Lighting 111
Reflection 116
Parallax 102
90% 110 fps
MRender 95
Gravity 99.5
Splatting 92.2
78% 95.6 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
887GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
88.3% Excellent
Read 510
Write 408
Mixed 422
100% 447 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 89.6
4K Mixed 25.1
135% 50.4 MB/s
DQ Read 37.2
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 27
33% 56.6 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 133%
Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 8GB
3GB free, PID 6545
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
21.9% Poor
Read 115
Write 8.12
Mixed 17.5
39% 46.9 MB/s
4K Read 14.6
4K Write 0.009
4K Mixed 0.007
55% 4.87 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 21.9%
Great: 22%
Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,121 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $746
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