Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 180%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 155%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics211% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive233% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA  (all builds)
Memory24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 05 '21 at 20:44
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Memory 89.5
1-Core 130
2-Core 244
87% 155 Pts
4-Core 449
8-Core 716
72% 582 Pts
64-Core 713
44% 713 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB; Nvidia 3090 FE
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
211% Outstanding
Lighting 313
Reflection 282
Parallax 346
255% 314 fps
MRender 351
Gravity 256
Splatting 187
208% 265 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 211%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 792 650 645 645 622 589 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
233% Outstanding
Read 1895
Write 2,072
Mixed 1657
SusWrite 657
352% 1,570 MB/s
4K Read 44.8
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 65.7
231% 86.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,138
DQ Write 930
DQ Mixed 1,033
774% 1,034 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 233%
Great: 284%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
92GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 381 238 133 107 131 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 495
Write 322
Mixed 421
SusWrite 208
81% 362 MB/s
4K Read 44.9
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 61.7
209% 74.7 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 363
273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 114%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
92% Outstanding
MC Read 33.2
MC Write 35.6
MC Mixed 29.9
94% 32.9 GB/s
SC Read 20.2
SC Write 37.7
SC Mixed 27.1
81% 28.3 GB/s
Latency 67.9
59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 92%
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 987 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
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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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