Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics66% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive115% 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)
Memory28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170125
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJun 08 '17 at 16:16
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
Memory 96.2
1-Core 137
2-Core 273
94% 169 Pts
4-Core 521
8-Core 535
70% 528 Pts
64-Core 538
33% 538 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Gigabyte(1458 367C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 353.62
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
66% Good
Lighting 85
Reflection 79.1
Parallax 72.9
69% 79 fps
MRender 80
Gravity 74
Splatting 67.2
60% 73.7 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 66%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400
205GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.5 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 486
Mixed 422
104% 468 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 41.7
167% 66.8 MB/s
DQ Read 332
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 131
150% 257 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 115%
Great: 106%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150
333GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 352
Mixed 355
90% 406 MB/s
4K Read 43.6
4K Write 82.3
4K Mixed 28.8
146% 51.6 MB/s
DQ Read 364
DQ Write 234
DQ Mixed 85.8
122% 228 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 126%
OCZ VERTEX3 60GB
55GB free
Firmware: 2.25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
62.3% Good
Read 455
Write 81.3
Mixed 131
48% 222 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 84.7
4K Mixed 18
121% 45.8 MB/s
DQ Read 105
DQ Write 85.6
DQ Mixed 27.9
39% 72.7 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 62.3%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMU32GX4M2C3000C15 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 37.1
MC Write 39.9
MC Mixed 31.9
104% 36.3 GB/s
SC Read 22.2
SC Write 43.1
SC Mixed 28.3
89% 31.2 GB/s
Latency 53.4
75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 102%
Great: 102%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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