Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics85.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA  (all builds)
Memory22.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160919
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 01 '19 at 05:38
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$170
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 91.2
1-Core 133
2-Core 268
91% 164 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 713
70% 570 Pts
64-Core 740
46% 740 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Asus(1043 855B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 376.33
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Lighting 109
Reflection 116
Parallax 116
89% 114 fps
MRender 95
Gravity 101
Splatting 88.7
77% 94.9 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 87%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$330
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1274
Write 122
Mixed 356
125% 584 MB/s
4K Read 53.6
4K Write 93.3
4K Mixed 45.3
189% 64.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,205
DQ Write 162
DQ Mixed 366
349% 578 MB/s
Poor: 138% Great: 283%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
GEIL CL15-15-15 D4-3000 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75% Very good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 23.7
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 22.9
68% 23.8 GB/s
Latency 65.4
61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 75%
This bench: 75%
Great: 119%

 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 1,001 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA - $240

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $739
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