Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA (all builds)
Memory	21.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161216
Uptime	11.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 04 '21 at 16:35
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing below expectations (26^th 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 1.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	50.9% Above average	Memory 72.1 1-Core 69 2-Core 91.6 50% 77.6 Pts	4-Core 168 8-Core 204 24% 186 Pts	64-Core 234 14% 234 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 140 Parallax 129 105% 133 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 136 Splatting 117 100% 123 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,732 Write 641 Mixed 738 226% 1,037 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 70.8 4K Mixed 47.8 151% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 50.8 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 69.7 65% 96.7 MB/s
Poor: 159% Great: 353%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 19GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 171 153 167 159 174 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 118 Write 141 Mixed 75 SusWrite 167 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU32GX4M2C3200C16 2x16GB 4,608 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 19 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 15.1 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 96.5 41% 96.5 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 39: 6R 3G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
39%	19%	47	113	21	60	27.5"	1707 960	SAM0C4C U28E590

History: Score 32: 3R 4G 5B | Score 39: 6R 3G 0B

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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 $179	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