Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 126%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 107%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics133% 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 Drive119% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170125
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateJan 26 '18 at 00:52
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th 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 way above expectations (99th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Memory 96.7
1-Core 134
2-Core 259
92% 163 Pts
4-Core 482
8-Core 744
76% 613 Pts
64-Core 738
46% 738 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.31
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Lighting 188
Reflection 209
Parallax 201
153% 199 fps
MRender 132
Gravity 180
Splatting 128
119% 147 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 133%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
325GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 405
Mixed 420
99% 447 MB/s
4K Read 48.4
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 50.9
193% 67.2 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 283
DQ Mixed 129
152% 265 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 119%
Great: 134%
WD My Passport 750GB
693GB free, PID 0748
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
43.4% Average
Read 98.7
Write 98.3
Mixed 74.5
114% 90.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.53
4K Write 2.46
4K Mixed 0.19
92% 1.06 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMD8GX4M2B3000C15 CMD16GX4M4B3000C15 CMD16GX4M4B3000C15 CMD16GX4M4B3000C15 16GB
3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
102% Outstanding
MC Read 37.2
MC Write 38.8
MC Mixed 31.9
103% 36 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 42.5
SC Mixed 30.8
91% 32 GB/s
Latency 51.4
78% 51.4 ns

 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 987 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: 69% - Good Total price: $969
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HDDRAMUSB
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