Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Boot Drive17.7% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.
Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA  (all builds)
Memory27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 21 '23 at 02:53
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 48%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
1-Core 81.1
2-Core 144
52% 113 Pts
4-Core 220
8-Core 334
34% 277 Pts
64-Core 354
22% 354 Pts
Poor: 70% Great: 90%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2G0A-00JH30 1TB
447GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UH510000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 13 2.9 59 15 30 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
17.7% Very poor
Read 175
Write 182
Mixed 160
SusWrite 26.3
30% 136 MB/s
4K Read 5.3
4K Write 8.8
4K Mixed 6
20% 6.7 MB/s
DQ Read 70.3
DQ Write 56.5
DQ Mixed 27.6
30% 51.5 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 17.7%
Great: 106%
Md4000gsa6472dvr 0 4TB
2TB free
Firmware: MJAONS04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 115 118 107 113 115 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
77.4% Very good
Read 156
Write 159
Mixed 84.7
SusWrite 114
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
150% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 77.4%
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 below expectations (17th percentile)
32.6% Below average
MC Read 11.2
MC Write 17.4
MC Mixed 11.4
38% 13.3 GB/s
SC Read 3.2
SC Write 7.8
SC Mixed 2.9
13% 4.63 GB/s
Latency 721
6% 721 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 32.6%
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 999 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: $740
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