Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Performance Results


Gaming 191% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 159% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	230% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	259% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA (all builds)
Memory	56 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171227
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '23 at 05:30
Run Duration	286 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (50^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-$221 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Memory 94 1-Core 117 2-Core 218 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 400 8-Core 636 64% 518 Pts	64-Core 599 37% 599 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$1,193 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 536.67 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	230% Outstanding	Lighting 350 Reflection 292 Parallax 381 285% 341 fps	MRender 374 Gravity 263 Splatting 188 215% 275 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$95 113,801 User benchmarks, average bench 342% 660GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 924 1263 1451 1445 1453 1418 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 2,123 Write 1,944 Mixed 1,594 SusWrite 1,326 392% 1,747 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 81.6 4K Mixed 57.3 183% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 940 DQ Write 697 DQ Mixed 789 598% 809 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 442%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$225 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 201GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 389 451 458 460 460 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 469 Mixed 428 SusWrite 420 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 73.3 4K Mixed 49.5 160% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 361 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 133%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$60 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 35GB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 174 80 81 82 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 467 Mixed 431 SusWrite 160 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 74.1 4K Mixed 45.4 148% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 346 264% 358 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 128%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$50 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 324GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 466 468 467 436 350 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 439 Mixed 400 SusWrite 441 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 70.6 4K Mixed 47.9 154% 51.7 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 356 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 129%
WD Re 2TB-$33 16,276 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 751GB free Firmware: 01.01D01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 89 89 89 89 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 127 Write 129 Mixed 91.5 SusWrite 89 81% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 211% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 83%
SABRENT 500GB 1,200 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 62GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 321 316 316 316 316 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 19% Great: 63%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 114 116 114 115 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 94.7 Write 98.8 Mixed 88 SusWrite 114 73% 98.8 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.6 242% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 94%
WD easystore 266A 5TB 262 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 4TB free, PID 266a Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 104 102 104 104 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 131 Write 81.2 Mixed 74 SusWrite 103 126% 97.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.8 207% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB-$381 1,197 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 32.4 106% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 45 SC Mixed 32.6 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 59.7 67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 172%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 50: 0P 5R 8G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
50%	45%	31	533	459	155	32.1"	3840 2160	AUS32E1 ASUS PG32UQ

History: Score 45: 0P 5R 5G 5B | Score 50: 0P 5R 8G 1B

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA - $189

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $221Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	581x
Core i7-7700KIntel $299Bench 84%, 634,862 samples	109x
Core i5-6600KIntel $111Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	68x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	150x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	123x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $140Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	65x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $160Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	48x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung $296Bench 199%, 40,327 samples	40x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $180Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	30x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	35x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	30x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $78Bench 85%, 31,641 samples	21x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $1,013

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $310	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12600K $215	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $397	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $60
Intel Core i5-12400F $140	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $800	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $56	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16