Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	48.7% 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	274% 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	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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA (all builds)
Memory	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 04 '21 at 00:32
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 141 2-Core 243 92% 160 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 785 78% 638 Pts	64-Core 782 48% 782 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5173) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2102 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (61 fps cap detected)	48.7% Average	Lighting 59.1 Reflection 60.8 Parallax 60.9 48% 60.3 fps	MRender 60.9 Gravity 60.4 Splatting 60.9 50% 60.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 317GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1326 996 1003 1007 1008 1006 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	274% Outstanding	Read 2,074 Write 2,276 Mixed 1,990 SusWrite 1,058 416% 1,849 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 78.3 276% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 955 DQ Write 885 DQ Mixed 869 666% 903 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 274% Great: 297%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 206GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 171 172 173 175 173 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 394 Write 156 Mixed 176 SusWrite 172 50% 224 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 2.5 50% 11.4 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 515GB free Firmware: HP34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 184 179 188 186 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 105 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 184 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 40.9 MC Write 42.8 MC Mixed 35.1 113% 39.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 48.6 SC Mixed 34.2 101% 35.5 GB/s	Latency 53.3 75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 119%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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