Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55.4% 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	70.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20170125
Uptime	4.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 16 '17 at 17:45
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (60^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 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 135 2-Core 269 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 751 77% 619 Pts	64-Core 765 47% 765 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% PowerColor(148C 2372) CLim: 1330 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.7.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Lighting 70.1 Reflection 70.3 Parallax 85.9 57% 75.4 fps	MRender 70.2 Gravity 66 Splatting 57.3 52% 64.5 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS512GSSD230S 512GB 2,577 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 276GB free (System drive) Firmware: P1025F8 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 159 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 68 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 61 (A3) Unknown 100 100 12 (A4) Unknown 100 100 2754 (A5) Unknown 100 100 22 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 5 (94) Unknown 100 100 4384 (95) Unknown 100 100 162 (96) Unknown 100 100 0 (97) Unknown 100 100 128 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 4 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 55 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 39920 (F2) Unknown 100 100 83443 (F5) Unknown 100 100 88128	70.5% Very good	Read 373 Write 394 Mixed 335 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 47.9 4K Mixed 28.3 97% 33.3 MB/s	DQ Read 22.2 DQ Write 33.2 DQ Mixed 11.2 13% 22.2 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 111%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC52 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 103578272 (03) Spinup time 91 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5951 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 70 60 12282697 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 7774 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2596 (B7) Unknown 99 99 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 81 81 19 (BE) vendor-specific 65 49 722665507 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 258 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 84 84 32266 (C2) HDA temperature 35 51 55834574883 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 78207059495835 (F1) Unknown 100 253 50569356564 (F2) Unknown 100 253 69185169557	83% Excellent	Read 151 Write 139 Mixed 145 109% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 1.15 4K Mixed 0.22 75% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 96%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 429GB free Firmware: CC34 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 109 99 23300071 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 88 88 13122 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 51 50 382263094065 (09) Power-on hours count 55 55 40092 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1758 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295163910 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 53 655818786 (C2) HDA temperature 34 47 47244640290 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 49 34 23300071 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 41145786727822 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2545040451 (F2) Unknown 100 253 768883688	40.9% Average	Read 65.8 Write 76.8 Mixed 62.6 51% 68.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.36 4K Write 1.33 4K Mixed 0.3 73% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 61%
Samsun HD103UJ 1TB 133 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 172GB free Firmware: 1AA0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 99 0 (03) Spinup time 71 71 9550 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 2655 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 45939 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 22 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1982 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 99 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 4 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 53 588578849 (C2) HDA temperature 67 51 638910497 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 16767254 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 99 26 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0	56.8% Above average	Read 91.3 Write 107 Mixed 93.7 73% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 2.03 4K Mixed 0.43 105% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3733 C17 2x4GB 58 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.8% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 21.4 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 23.5 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 58.7 68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 115%

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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	675x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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