Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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.
Boot Drive	127% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA (all builds)
Memory	25 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171227
Uptime	7.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 23 '18 at 01:56
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 146 2-Core 267 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 473 8-Core 794 77% 634 Pts	64-Core 795 49% 795 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 413 418 352 309 301 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 473 Mixed 392 SusWrite 363 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 65.9 221% 78.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 134%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$83 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 136GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 140 137 139 136 140 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	70% Good	Read 104 Write 92.3 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 138 66% 90.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 364% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 110%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$83 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 197 192 196 193 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 164 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 195 104% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 41 40 42 41 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	23.1% Poor	Read 37.7 Write 38.7 Mixed 26.2 SusWrite 40.8 26% 35.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 0.6 212% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 92%
ST350032 0AS 500GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 89GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 42 42 43 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Read 41.8 Write 5.3 Mixed 10.2 SusWrite 41.9 30% 24.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.9 47% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB 12,182 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 32.7 MC Mixed 27.4 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 34.4 SC Mixed 26.4 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 99%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA Builds (Compare 1,007 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 86%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 72%

Battleship

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	683x
Core i7-7700KIntel $233Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	121x
Core i5-6600KIntel $54Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	76x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	169x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	143x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	76x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	60x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung $250Bench 199%, 40,327 samples	42x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $330Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	33x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	40x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	39x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $57Bench 85%, 31,641 samples	21x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $750

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $245	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $359