Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA (all builds)
Memory	24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160302
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 15 '18 at 06:16
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Memory 88.3 1-Core 133 2-Core 237 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 606 65% 515 Pts	64-Core 680 42% 680 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3684) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.16 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 497GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 59 60 59 60 60 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	34.2% Below average	Read 59.5 Write 64.7 Mixed 49 SusWrite 59.3 43% 58.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 51%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 172 171 173 171 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 155 Write 176 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 172 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.1 378% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 94%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 290GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 76 78 78 78 78 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 96.2 Write 84.3 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 77.4 62% 83.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 59%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 12,762 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 765GB free Firmware: 0711 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 153 150 151 152 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 150 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 150 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 104%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 86GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 37 38 38 39 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	19.7% Very poor	Read 34.8 Write 38 Mixed 29 SusWrite 38.2 48% 35 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB 2,702 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.8% Very good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 23.1 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 22.4 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 115%

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Gaming 86%

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Desktop 87%

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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 $241Bench 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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	59x
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 $40Bench 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: 69% - Good

Total price: $969

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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