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Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics65.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive79.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (87%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161227
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 30 '17 at 11:19
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 87%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$148
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
74% Very good
Memory 76.9
1-Core 114
2-Core 243
79% 144 Pts
4-Core 394
8-Core 495
57% 445 Pts
64-Core 664
41% 664 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 74%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 378.92
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
65.1% Good
Lighting 84.1
Reflection 79.9
Parallax 68.7
69% 77.6 fps
MRender 70.6
Gravity 72.9
Splatting 70.6
58% 71.4 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.5 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Read 370
Write 374
Mixed 361
82% 368 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 72.2
4K Mixed 22.5
111% 41.2 MB/s
DQ Read 242
DQ Write 153
DQ Mixed 113
107% 169 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 106%
WD VelociRaptor 300GB-$89
60GB free
Firmware: 04.04V02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
45.6% Average
Read 78.7
Write 79.9
Mixed 84.2
61% 80.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.63
4K Write 2.36
4K Mixed 0.49
124% 1.16 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 45.6%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
62.1% Good
MC Read 24.4
MC Write 25.3
MC Mixed 19.7
66% 23.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 17.8
SC Mixed 12.8
39% 13.8 GB/s
Latency 86.5
46% 86.5 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 117%

 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 1,037 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: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $688
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