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Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 125%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 107%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 91.9%, 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 Drive222% 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA  (all builds)
Memory26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170630
Uptime4.3 Days
Run DateNov 06 '17 at 23:18
Run Duration378 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$127
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
Memory 96.3
1-Core 134
2-Core 262
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 732
74% 602 Pts
64-Core 727
45% 727 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$237
Zotac(19DA 1471) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2800 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Lighting 185
Reflection 214
Parallax 186
151% 195 fps
MRender 136
Gravity 184
Splatting 133
122% 151 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 133%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Jmicron Generic DISK02 8TB
219GB free
Firmware: 0103
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
11.5% Very poor
Read 55.5
Write 117
Mixed 71.6
18% 81.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 10.7
4K Mixed 0.34
7% 3.84 MB/s
DQ Read 1.09
DQ Write 12
DQ Mixed 0.42
2% 4.49 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 11.5%
Great: 12%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$330
128GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
222% Outstanding
Read 1,667
Write 1,037
Mixed 1,217
289% 1,307 MB/s
4K Read 52.6
4K Write 171
4K Mixed 57.7
244% 93.7 MB/s
DQ Read 473
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 199
203% 333 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 222%
Great: 283%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$215
53GB free
Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 526
Write 418
Mixed 476
106% 474 MB/s
4K Read 37.9
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 47.5
178% 65.8 MB/s
DQ Read 337
DQ Write 295
DQ Mixed 154
160% 262 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 115%
Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85
44GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Read 382
Write 334
Mixed 326
77% 347 MB/s
4K Read 40.7
4K Write 70.3
4K Mixed 36.2
145% 49.1 MB/s
DQ Read 275
DQ Write 164
DQ Mixed 129
120% 189 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85
35GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 491
Write 413
Mixed 421
98% 442 MB/s
4K Read 45.8
4K Write 97.4
4K Mixed 50.6
186% 64.6 MB/s
DQ Read 337
DQ Write 239
DQ Mixed 114
132% 230 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 115%
Great: 134%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71
3TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 158
Write 237
Mixed 151
136% 182 MB/s
4K Read 3.56
4K Write 2.04
4K Mixed 0.28
217% 1.96 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 114%
Great: 107%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$100
3TB free
Firmware: 0117
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
77.9% Very good
Read 143
Write 128
Mixed 130
101% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.84
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.28
107% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 100%
Jmicron Generic DISK01 4TB
765GB free
Firmware: 0103
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
75.4% Very good
Read 144
Write 119
Mixed 136
100% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 2.08
4K Mixed 0.18
80% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 85%
Jmicron Generic DISK00 8TB
304GB free
Firmware: 0103
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
19.2% Very poor
Read 37.1
Write 29.7
Mixed 20.4
22% 29 MB/s
4K Read 0.63
4K Write 0.22
4K Mixed 0.18
50% 0.34 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 19.2%
Great: 73%
Jmicron Generic DISK03 4TB
98GB free
Firmware: 0103
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Read 171
Write 120
Mixed 127
105% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.26
4K Write 2.45
4K Mixed 0.4
142% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 84%
WDC WD50 01FZWX-00ZHUA0 5TB
115GB free, PID 5106
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
76.3% Very good
Read 135
Write 215
Mixed 114
206% 155 MB/s
4K Read 2.33
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 0.25
119% 1.86 MB/s
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 35.1
MC Write 40.6
MC Mixed 34.6
105% 36.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 45.2
SC Mixed 32.6
89% 31 GB/s
Latency 53
76% 53 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 103%
Great: 129%

 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 1,042 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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