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Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics83.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive236% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA  (all builds)
Memory26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160624
Uptime10.4 Days
Run DateAug 22 '22 at 20:33
Run Duration177 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Memory 94.4
1-Core 132
2-Core 250
90% 159 Pts
4-Core 429
8-Core 644
67% 536 Pts
64-Core 709
44% 709 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 113
Parallax 101
85% 106 fps
MRender 92.9
Gravity 103
Splatting 98.9
81% 98.4 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
98GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB7201Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 181 154 162 168 166 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
236% Outstanding
Read 1,986
Write 1,173
Mixed 766
SusWrite 207
227% 1,033 MB/s
4K Read 60.3
4K Write 163
4K Mixed 79.9
280% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,477
DQ Write 1,105
DQ Mixed 1,028
840% 1,204 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 236%
Great: 236%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$53
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 159 165 165 161 164 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
96.5% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 184
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 162
99% 137 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.5
138% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 96.5%
Great: 108%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$125
2.5TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 187 186 192 184 189 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 197
Mixed 32.7
SusWrite 186
109% 152 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.5
138% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 108%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB-$70
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2884 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
97% Outstanding
MC Read 34.3
MC Write 37.3
MC Mixed 30.7
97% 34.1 GB/s
SC Read 21.9
SC Write 41.7
SC Mixed 31
90% 31.5 GB/s
Latency 58.8
68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 97%
Great: 113%

 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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