Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics50.7% 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 Drive257% 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateJan 11 '19 at 09:28
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
Memory 95.7
1-Core 151
2-Core 303
100% 183 Pts
4-Core 489
8-Core 676
73% 582 Pts
64-Core 775
48% 775 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
50.7% Above average
Lighting 61.2
Reflection 59.1
Parallax 47.9
50% 56.1 fps
MRender 71.4
Gravity 64.2
Splatting 58.7
52% 64.8 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
208GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1248 364 301 301 300 303 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
257% Outstanding
Read 2,352
Write 1,415
Mixed 1100
SusWrite 470
295% 1,334 MB/s
4K Read 59.7
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 82.1
284% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 967
DQ Write 1,135
DQ Mixed 992
764% 1,031 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 257%
Great: 280%
Plextor M8Pe NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$114
25GB free
Firmware: 1.06 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 966
Write 468
Mixed 553
146% 662 MB/s
4K Read 47.3
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 65.8
231% 85.2 MB/s
DQ Read 490
DQ Write 436
DQ Mixed 438
335% 455 MB/s
Poor: 108% Great: 164%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$21
350GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 104 103 104 103 103 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
56.7% Above average
Read 94.3
Write 99.7
Mixed 53.2
SusWrite 103
64% 87.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2720 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
51% Above average
MC Read 18.4
MC Write 17.3
MC Mixed 14.3
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 16
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 55.1
73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 51%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA Builds (Compare 993 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA - $240

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $745
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