Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics107% 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 Drive97.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA  (all builds)
Memory28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 25 '19 at 00:57
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd 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 (100th percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
Memory 96.7
1-Core 134
2-Core 267
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 523
8-Core 734
79% 629 Pts
64-Core 738
46% 738 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 140
Reflection 152
Parallax 142
114% 145 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 138
Splatting 113
100% 123 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78
181GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 180 176 170 172 172 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
97.1% Outstanding
Read 479
Write 443
Mixed 388
SusWrite 197
84% 377 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 43.9
166% 64.5 MB/s
DQ Read 325
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 207
192% 294 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 97%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139
370GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 378 486 455 455 455 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
132% Outstanding
Read 479
Write 455
Mixed 436
SusWrite 437
102% 452 MB/s
4K Read 42.1
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 66.3
222% 82.5 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 362
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 132%
Great: 133%
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78
223GB free
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 166 174 174 174 173 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Read 479
Write 462
Mixed 370
SusWrite 209
85% 380 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 42
163% 63.9 MB/s
DQ Read 323
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 204
190% 291 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 38.6
MC Write 40.2
MC Mixed 31.5
105% 36.8 GB/s
SC Read 22.2
SC Write 44.2
SC Mixed 30
92% 32.1 GB/s
Latency 51.6
78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 104%
Great: 114%

 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 994 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $745
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