Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 129%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 110%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics130% 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 Drive370% 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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 17 '19 at 00:21
Run Duration192 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (91st 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
Memory 97.4
1-Core 140
2-Core 280
96% 172 Pts
4-Core 519
8-Core 774
80% 647 Pts
64-Core 768
48% 768 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.91
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Lighting 178
Reflection 171
Parallax 187
145% 179 fps
MRender 195
Gravity 157
Splatting 114
122% 155 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 130%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
293GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1855 1688 2140 2125 2119 1922 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
370% Outstanding
Read 2,484
Write 2,195
Mixed 1,396
SusWrite 1,975
451% 2,012 MB/s
4K Read 60.8
4K Write 180
4K Mixed 84.8
296% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1,432
DQ Write 1,212
DQ Mixed 1,295
978% 1,313 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 370%
Great: 393%
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150
249GB free
Firmware: RVM01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 453 450 452 452 451 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
131% Outstanding
Read 474
Write 455
Mixed 428
SusWrite 452
102% 452 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 64.4
220% 79.4 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 362
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
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 (96th percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 40.7
MC Write 41.4
MC Mixed 34.3
111% 38.8 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 45.2
SC Mixed 32.2
96% 33.5 GB/s
Latency 48.7
82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%

 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 986 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $969
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