Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 108%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics110% 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 Drive114% 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 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 26 '20 at 05:17
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 129
2-Core 260
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 507
8-Core 720
77% 614 Pts
64-Core 723
45% 723 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 147
Reflection 146
Parallax 125
120% 139 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 139
Splatting 112
100% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$139
204GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 258 168 155 161 156 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 482
Write 380
Mixed 382
SusWrite 211
81% 364 MB/s
4K Read 45.3
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 62.6
210% 74.6 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 359
270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 114%
Great: 133%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$90
1TB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 175 175 171 175 176 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
92% Outstanding
Read 145
Write 156
Mixed 27.2
SusWrite 174
91% 126 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.9
353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 92%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 39.3
MC Write 41.1
MC Mixed 33.9
109% 38.1 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 42.6
SC Mixed 30.8
90% 31.7 GB/s
Latency 52.5
76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 107%
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%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA - $240

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