Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall 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!
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 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	228% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA (all builds)
Memory	19.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '19 at 08:46
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 140 2-Core 278 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 556 8-Core 549 74% 552 Pts	64-Core 557 34% 557 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 96% 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: 441.66 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 65.5 Reflection 65.2 Parallax 54.4 53% 61.7 fps	Gravity 66.3 Splatting 71.1 61% 68.7 fps
Poor: 48% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 512GB 20,736 User benchmarks, average bench 190% 378GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 616 416 507 502 504 507 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1,619 Write 1,314 Mixed 1,078 SusWrite 509 252% 1,130 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 68.3 245% 92.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,381 DQ Write 1,180 DQ Mixed 1,182 912% 1,247 MB/s
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 267%
WD WD3000GLFS-01F8U0 300GB 3,689 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 279GB free Firmware: 03.03V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 117 114 117 118 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 122 Write 118 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 117 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.3 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 68%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 168 158 159 165 146 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 168 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 160 99% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.3 94% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 182 182 183 183 182 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 185 Mixed 21.3 SusWrite 182 101% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 172% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 102% 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% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 33.7 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 42.6 SC Mixed 30.6 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 104% 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	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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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