Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics52.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive74.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151001
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 07 '19 at 04:27
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User PER-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Memory 93.8
1-Core 133
2-Core 255
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 441
8-Core 738
72% 589 Pts
64-Core 745
46% 745 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
52.9% Above average
Lighting 66.2
Reflection 68.9
Parallax 61.5
54% 65.5 fps
MRender 73.2
Gravity 62.7
Splatting 54.3
51% 63.4 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 608ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 89 98 107 93 85 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
74.6% Very good
Read 342
Write 155
Mixed 208
SusWrite 95.5
44% 200 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 39.6
165% 65 MB/s
DQ Read 94.5
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 115
85% 111 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
480GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 121 120 122 121 122 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Read 173
Write 136
Mixed 75.7
SusWrite 121
93% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62
494GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 108 106 107 107 107 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
78.2% Very good
Read 166
Write 142
Mixed 81.7
SusWrite 107
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74% Very good
MC Read 28.1
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 20.5
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 29.1
SC Mixed 24.2
68% 23.8 GB/s
Latency 60.4
66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 74%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,144 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $750
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HDDRAMUSB
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