Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics50.8% 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 Drive99.2% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.
Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA  (all builds)
Memory19.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20170125
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateMay 20 '17 at 02:49
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 44%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
83.4% Excellent
Memory 95.3
1-Core 124
2-Core 243
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 394
8-Core 516
58% 455 Pts
64-Core 574
36% 574 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
MSI(1462 3161) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 381.89
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
50.8% Above average
Lighting 64.8
Reflection 65.6
Parallax 58.9
53% 63.1 fps
MRender 67.2
Gravity 59.9
Splatting 48.9
47% 58.7 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SSD 250GB
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 314
Mixed 323
85% 383 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 31.3
152% 60.8 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 276
DQ Mixed 83.2
126% 241 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 126%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
930GB free
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 161
Mixed 149
124% 166 MB/s
4K Read 1.25
4K Write 2.49
4K Mixed 0.34
136% 1.36 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 100%
Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
445GB free
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Read 156
Write 136
Mixed 134
107% 142 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 1.78
4K Mixed 0.15
74% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
MC Read 32.9
MC Write 39.3
MC Mixed 33.5
101% 35.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 38.2
SC Mixed 27.4
77% 27 GB/s
Latency 56.2
71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 125%

 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 990 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: 70% - Good Total price: $955
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