Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 137%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 118%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics140% 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 Drive270% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA  (all builds)
Memory28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170630
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 15 '17 at 21:55
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.1% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 140
2-Core 281
96% 173 Pts
4-Core 523
8-Core 788
81% 656 Pts
64-Core 782
48% 782 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Zotac(19DA 4471) ≥ 4GB;
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2800 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.59
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
140% Outstanding
Lighting 199
Reflection 216
Parallax 208
162% 208 fps
MRender 137
Gravity 197
Splatting 133
126% 155 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 140%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
331GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
270% Outstanding
Read 2,667
Write 1,412
Mixed 1,390
401% 1,823 MB/s
4K Read 61.8
4K Write 172
4K Mixed 33.3
227% 89.1 MB/s
DQ Read 63.6
DQ Write 470
DQ Mixed 30.6
93% 188 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 270%
Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
213GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$194
1TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Read 141
Write 139
Mixed 123
101% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 2.23
4K Mixed 0.19
82% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 98%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Read 141
Write 142
Mixed 135
105% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.88
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.26
119% 1.35 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C14 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 38.3
MC Write 38.5
MC Mixed 31.9
104% 36.2 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 43
SC Mixed 32
93% 32.5 GB/s
Latency 49.8
80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 103%
Great: 131%

 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 992 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: 89% - Excellent Total price: $800
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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