Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA  (all builds)
Memory28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateDec 06 '22 at 20:25
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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 as expected (49th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Memory 87.9
1-Core 123
2-Core 236
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 405
8-Core 602
63% 504 Pts
64-Core 663
41% 663 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 90%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Amd-raid WDC WDS100T2G0A- 1TB
616GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UH510000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 37 49 41 62 38 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
139% Outstanding
Read 434
Write 123
Mixed 133
SusWrite 44.3
135% 184 MB/s
4K Read 17.1
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 13.5
2,276% 11.3 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 139%
Great: 159%
Md4000gsa6472dvr 0 4TB
3TB free
Firmware: MJAONS04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 159 156 156 157 156 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Read 148
Write 157
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 157
99% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
169% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 G.SKILL F4-2133C15-8GVR Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 G.SKILL F4-2133C15-8GVR 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.3% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 28.8
MC Mixed 23.3
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 31
SC Mixed 23.8
70% 24.5 GB/s
Latency 69.7
57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 74%

 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $744
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