Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 138%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 116%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics141% 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 Drive241% 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA  (all builds)
Memory28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 05 '18 at 17:23
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97% Outstanding
Memory 97.5
1-Core 131
2-Core 262
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 523
8-Core 730
79% 626 Pts
64-Core 731
45% 731 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 97%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Gigabyte(1458 3762) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.71
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
141% Outstanding
Lighting 202
Reflection 214
Parallax 188
165% 202 fps
MRender 135
Gravity 193
Splatting 134
124% 154 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 141%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199
351GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 78% Great: 126%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
207GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
241% Outstanding
Read 2,302
Write 1,228
Mixed 1,371
360% 1,634 MB/s
4K Read 52.4
4K Write 182
4K Mixed 34.6
220% 89.5 MB/s
DQ Read 51.2
DQ Write 382
DQ Mixed 34.5
80% 156 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 241%
Great: 283%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
198GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 517
Write 414
Mixed 419
100% 450 MB/s
4K Read 49.4
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 30.8
172% 63 MB/s
DQ Read 48.7
DQ Write 111
DQ Mixed 30.7
38% 63.6 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 100%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 40.3
MC Write 40.7
MC Mixed 32.2
108% 37.7 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 44.7
SC Mixed 32
95% 33.3 GB/s
Latency 48.2
83% 48.2 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 107%
Great: 136%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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