Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Performance Results


Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	78.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA (all builds)
Memory	6.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '19 at 01:20
Run Duration	321 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 69.3 2-Core 208 71% 124 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 506 68% 506 Pts	64-Core 517 32% 517 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8597) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.1% Very good	Lighting 97.3 Reflection 108 Parallax 100 79% 102 fps	MRender 95.9 Gravity 84.4 Splatting 96 76% 92.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,319 Write 2,115 Mixed 1,519 441% 1,984 MB/s	4K Read 60 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 80.7 267% 92.5 MB/s	DQ Read 971 DQ Write 623 DQ Mixed 800 596% 798 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 227GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 288 280 294 295 291 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 331 Write 298 Mixed 227 SusWrite 287 64% 286 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 59.5 4K Mixed 25.4 97% 35.5 MB/s	DQ Read 210 DQ Write 90.2 DQ Mixed 139 106% 146 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 86%
Sabrent ASM1351 256GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 217GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 165 164 163 174 165 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	29.9% Poor	Read 197 Write 147 Mixed 148 SusWrite 166 37% 164 MB/s	4K Read 16 4K Write 8.5 4K Mixed 7.7 39% 10.7 MB/s	DQ Read 15.7 DQ Write 6.7 DQ Mixed 9.1 7% 10.5 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 70%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 186GB free Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 447 448 444 357 235 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 393 Write 447 Mixed 363 SusWrite 397 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 39.5 144% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 324 246% 331 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 99%
WD Green 2TB (2009)-$113 12,948 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 93 97 97 95 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 90.2 Write 100 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 95 62% 85.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 60%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 963GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 126 123 126 125 122 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 157 Write 115 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 123 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 96%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 2TB-$105 4,536 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1TB free Firmware: 1AN10003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 89 91 91 91 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	49% Average	Read 82.3 Write 25 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 88.1 46% 61.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 59%
WD Green 2TB (2009)-$113 12,948 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1TB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 84 83 83 82 81 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	45.5% Average	Read 76.2 Write 70.2 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 82.2 50% 68.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 60%
WD My Passport 259F 2TB 3,542 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 601GB free, PID 259f Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 77 78 78 78 80 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	34.3% Below average	Read 77.5 Write 78.2 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 78.5 95% 70.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2197 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.6% Good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 19.9 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 24.4 SC Mixed 20.1 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 109%

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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 $242Bench 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 $78Bench 85%, 31,641 samples	21x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $969

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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