Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics111% 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 Drive86.2% 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.
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)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160325
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 08 '21 at 07:02
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 127
2-Core 251
89% 158 Pts
4-Core 455
8-Core 678
70% 567 Pts
64-Core 682
42% 682 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Lighting 146
Reflection 150
Parallax 138
119% 145 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 145
Splatting 122
104% 127 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 111%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
T-force 1TB 1TB
894GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02J0S8KA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 336 324 338 331 330 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Read 332
Write 335
Mixed 293
SusWrite 324
72% 321 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 61.2
4K Mixed 41.2
137% 45.5 MB/s
DQ Read 253
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 134
128% 202 MB/s
Poor: 85%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 129%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 64GB
27GB free, PID 007a
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.6 12 12 13 11 11 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
6.32% Terrible
Read 18
Write 7.2
Mixed 1.2
SusWrite 11.5
11% 9.48 MB/s
4K Read 5.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
19% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.32%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
108% Outstanding
MC Read 40.8
MC Write 44
MC Mixed 30.6
110% 38.5 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 45.1
SC Mixed 31.8
94% 33 GB/s
Latency 52
77% 52 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 108%
Great: 115%

 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 1,004 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: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $730
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