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Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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.
Graphics113% 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 Drive249% 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.
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.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 16 '18 at 22:33
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 131
2-Core 263
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 449
8-Core 725
72% 587 Pts
64-Core 735
46% 735 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑
This bench: 90.1%
 Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Gigabyte(1458 36FE)
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2556 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Lighting 151
Reflection 157
Parallax 147
123% 152 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 145
Splatting 115
102% 126 fps
Poor: 93% ↑
This bench: 113%
 Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$69
202GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
249% Outstanding
Read 1,945
Write 1,423
Mixed 1,564
365% 1,644 MB/s
4K Read 42.8
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 55.8
213% 81 MB/s
DQ Read 527
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 195
210% 356 MB/s
Poor: 136% ↑
This bench: 249%
 Great: 262%
Crucial MX200 500GB-$90
164GB free
Firmware: MU04 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
73.5% Very good
Read 376
Write 329
Mixed 307
75% 337 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 71.8
4K Mixed 18.8
100% 38.6 MB/s
DQ Read 217
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 37.1
72% 146 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑
This bench: 73.5%
 Great: 105%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151
1TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Read 161
Write 146
Mixed 141
112% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.72
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 0.34
123% 1.36 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑
This bench: 88.4%
 Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 39.5
MC Write 41
MC Mixed 33.6
109% 38 GB/s
SC Read 22.7
SC Write 44.2
SC Mixed 32.3
94% 33.1 GB/s
Latency 50.3
80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑
This bench: 107%
 Great: 110%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA Builds (Compare 987 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 73%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples673x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples116x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples75x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples165x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples142x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples75x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples59x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung  $250Bench 199%, 40,327 samples42x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples32x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples39x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples39x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $78Bench 85%, 31,641 samples21x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $969
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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