Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics29.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive632% 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.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA  (all builds)
Memory36.1 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime1 Days
Run DateJul 23 '20 at 18:52
Run Duration274 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd 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 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 87.2
1-Core 115
2-Core 212
79% 138 Pts
4-Core 405
8-Core 690
66% 548 Pts
64-Core 756
47% 756 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 4263 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
29.2% Poor
Lighting 33.1
Reflection 38.2
Parallax 31
27% 34.1 fps
MRender 47.1
Gravity 33.1
Splatting 43
34% 41.1 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 29.2%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
414GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1695 1255 1272 1275 1275 1299 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
632% Outstanding
Read 6,201
Write 5,738
Mixed 5,939
SusWrite 1,345
1,076% 4,806 MB/s
4K Read 367
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 185
865% 229 MB/s
DQ Read 1,339
DQ Write 673
DQ Mixed 806
652% 939 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 632%
Great: 372%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80
3TB free
Firmware: 0A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 97 98 97 98 93 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 46% Great: 96%
WD WD20SPZX-11CRAT0 2TB
863GB free
Firmware: 1A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 113 112 115 113 114 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 33% Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMK32GX4M2A2400C16 CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 CMK32GX4M2A2400C16 CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 48GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.1% Very good
MC Read 27
MC Write 30
MC Mixed 24.6
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 31
SC Mixed 19.2
63% 22.2 GB/s
Latency 70.3
57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 82%

 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 989 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: 70% - Good Total price: $960
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