Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 100%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics129% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive375% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 14 '19 at 16:56
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 (97th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Memory 92.2
1-Core 134
2-Core 267
91% 164 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 708
73% 591 Pts
64-Core 713
44% 713 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.20
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Lighting 181
Reflection 193
Parallax 175
147% 183 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 178
Splatting 127
116% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 129%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
785GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2224 2190 1522 1530 1545 1539 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
375% Outstanding
Read 2,500
Write 2345
Mixed 1,800
SusWrite 1,758
472% 2,101 MB/s
4K Read 70.1
4K Write 202
4K Mixed 101
343% 125 MB/s
DQ Read 1,478
DQ Write 1,276
DQ Mixed 1367
1,027% 1,374 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 375%
Great: 410%
WD Elements 1TB
210GB free, PID 1042
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 38 39 39 39 39 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
18.7% Very poor
Read 38.7
Write 37
Mixed 27.7
SusWrite 38.3
48% 35.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
73% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 18.7%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
75.2% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 23.7
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 23.2
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,141 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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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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