Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	223% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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

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Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA (all builds)
Memory	20 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '19 at 10:37
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 281 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 547 74% 554 Pts	64-Core 561 35% 561 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% EVGA(3842 6162) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (99^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (72 fps cap detected)	58.3% Above average	Lighting 71.4 Reflection 71.3 Parallax 63.4 58% 68.7 fps	MRender 71.3 Gravity 69.2 Splatting 73 58% 71.2 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 512GB 20,736 User benchmarks, average bench 190% 373GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 628 593 593 602 604 598 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 1,106 Write 770 Mixed 579 SusWrite 603 170% 765 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 70.2 249% 96.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,385 DQ Write 1,553 DQ Mixed 1,301 1,026% 1413 MB/s
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 267%
WD WD3000GLFS-01F8U0 300GB 3,689 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 279GB free Firmware: 03.03V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 118 118 118 118 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 120 Write 118 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 118 81% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.3 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 68%
Toshiba MK6459GSXP 640GB 2,156 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 518GB free Firmware: GT001H SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 84 82 85 83 83 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 76.5 Write 70.5 Mixed 21 SusWrite 82.7 45% 62.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 108% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 45%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$59 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 167 137 162 168 140 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 130 Mixed 17.5 SusWrite 155 84% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.3 88% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3000 2OZ Kingston 9905670-012.A00G DDR4 3000 2OZ Kingston 9905670-012.A00G 24GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2546, 2546, 2546, 2546 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	86.7% Excellent	MC Read 30.9 MC Write 33.1 MC Mixed 28.3 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 34.6 SC Mixed 25.5 76% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 104%

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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	676x
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	119x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	75x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	166x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	142x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	76x

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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	32x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	39x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	39x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 85%, 31,641 samples	21x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $749

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16