Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 125%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics128% 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 Drive249% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA  (all builds)
Memory20.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160919
Uptime5.2 Days
Run DateJun 13 '18 at 22:44
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User ARE-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.7% Outstanding
Memory 92.9
1-Core 156
2-Core 308
101% 186 Pts
4-Core 562
8-Core 869
88% 715 Pts
64-Core 873
54% 873 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Lighting 190
Reflection 124
Parallax 106
155% 140 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 128
Splatting 108
95% 116 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 128%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$100
99GB free
Firmware: X41100RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
79.9% Very good
Read 496
Write 352
Mixed 280
83% 376 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 45.2
4K Mixed 19.4
93% 31.3 MB/s
DQ Read 293
DQ Write 195
DQ Mixed 39.3
85% 176 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 107%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$330
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
249% Outstanding
Read 2,363
Write 1,143
Mixed 1,311
353% 1,605 MB/s
4K Read 48
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 57.5
222% 82.4 MB/s
DQ Read 428
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 195
194% 315 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 249%
Great: 283%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$83
1TB free
Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Read 137
Write 157
Mixed 102
98% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 5.25
4K Mixed 0.45
164% 2.04 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Avexir DDR4-2666 CL15 8GB 3x8GB
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
60.3% Good
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 18.4
58% 20.4 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 21.3
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 87%

 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 1,007 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA - $240

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $739
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