Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	38.3% 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 Drive	121% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160325
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '18 at 09:09
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 143 2-Core 282 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 479 8-Core 793 78% 636 Pts	64-Core 792 49% 792 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 4471) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2800 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.24 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	38.3% Below average	Lighting 43.3 Reflection 50 Parallax 40.5 35% 44.6 fps	MRender 61.9 Gravity 43.3 Splatting 56.3 44% 53.9 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 482 475 309 309 309 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 435 Mixed 428 SusWrite 394 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 58.8 199% 74.2 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 360 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 126%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 415GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 483 484 478 473 472 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 443 Mixed 392 SusWrite 479 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 67.3 221% 80.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%
Crucial_CT2050MX 2TB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 455GB free Firmware: M0C SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 383 362 196 11 11 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Read 369 Write 381 Mixed 305 SusWrite 225 72% 320 MB/s	4K Read 13.3 4K Write 83 4K Mixed 33.9 108% 43.4 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 225 DQ Mixed 236 168% 210 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 103%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 122GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 482 484 477 473 473 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 446 Mixed 421 SusWrite 479 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 57 201% 75.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$63 6,179 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 27.5 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 38.6 SC Mixed 29.8 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 102%

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	673x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	116x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	75x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	165x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	142x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	75x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	60x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung $250Bench 199%, 40,327 samples	42x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	32x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	39x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	39x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $57Bench 85%, 31,641 samples	21x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $960

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16