Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics55.3% 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 Drive213% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA  (all builds)
Memory19.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 15 '19 at 15:30
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
86% Excellent
Memory 92.8
1-Core 113
2-Core 228
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 458
8-Core 457
61% 458 Pts
64-Core 441
27% 441 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 86%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing below potential (94th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (69 fps cap detected)
55.3% Above average
Lighting 67.8
Reflection 69.2
Parallax 65.2
55% 67.4 fps
MRender 69.4
Gravity 65.6
Splatting 68
55% 67.7 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 55.3%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 512GB
332GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 989 598 515 452 509 551 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
213% Outstanding
Read 1,211
Write 1,606
Mixed 1,236
SusWrite 602
262% 1,164 MB/s
4K Read 43
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 63.7
230% 88 MB/s
DQ Read 1,361
DQ Write 1195
DQ Mixed 1,246
943% 1,268 MB/s
Poor: 105%
This bench: 213%
Great: 267%
WD WD3000GLFS-01F8U0 300GB
279GB free
Firmware: 03.03V01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 116 116 117 118 119 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
67.6% Good
Read 118
Write 116
Mixed 75.2
SusWrite 117
78% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 68%
Toshiba MK6459GSXP 640GB
518GB free
Firmware: GT001H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 83 83 84 84 82 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
45.1% Average
Read 73.8
Write 73.2
Mixed 20.5
SusWrite 83.1
45% 62.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.5
108% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 45.1%
Great: 45%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$59
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 161 164 164 164 164 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
73% Very good
Read 92.8
Write 82
Mixed 18.7
SusWrite 162
64% 88.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.4
93% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 73%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 3000 2OZ Kingston 9905670-012.A00G DDR4 3000 2OZ Kingston 9905670-012.A00G 24GB
2933, 2933, 2933, 2933 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
98.7% Outstanding
MC Read 35.4
MC Write 39.3
MC Mixed 32.7
102% 35.8 GB/s
SC Read 19
SC Write 37.9
SC Mixed 26.8
80% 27.9 GB/s
Latency 62.6
64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 85%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 104%

 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 996 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $749
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