Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics7.79% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive217% 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)
Memory29.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 21 '18 at 18:57
Run Duration84 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
97.2% Outstanding
Memory 91.8
1-Core 144
2-Core 287
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 553
8-Core 785
84% 669 Pts
64-Core 799
49% 799 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 97.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.79% Terrible
Lighting 8.3
Reflection 12.1
Parallax 8.44
7% 9.6 fps
MRender 9.67
Gravity 7.5
Splatting 16.7
10% 11.3 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.79%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
217% Outstanding
Read 2,084
Write 1,129
Mixed 1,153
320% 1,455 MB/s
4K Read 54.7
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 27.2
178% 65.1 MB/s
DQ Read 339
DQ Write 242
DQ Mixed 25.8
91% 202 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 217%
Great: 236%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS16G4D26BFSE.16FBD 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.3% Average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 15.8
MC Mixed 13.8
44% 15.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 18.1
49% 17 GB/s
Latency 64.4
62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 47.3%
Great: 95%

 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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