Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 50.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	33.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	56.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (67%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 29 '23 at 16:59
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	67%

PC Performing way below expectations (18^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	50.3% Above average	Memory 60.3 1-Core 67.9 2-Core 125 50% 84.4 Pts	4-Core 218 8-Core 361 35% 289 Pts	64-Core 366 23% 366 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 537.34 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.8% Below average	Lighting 25.6 Reflection 2.7 Parallax 25.9 21% 18.1 fps	MRender 70.6 Gravity 75.2 Splatting 70.3 59% 72 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 197GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 151 212 216 144 210 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 337 Write 264 Mixed 203 SusWrite 193 56% 249 MB/s	4K Read 15.7 4K Write 36.7 4K Mixed 18.2 67% 23.5 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 216 168% 235 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 111%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$102 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 381GB free Firmware: SVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 245 239 228 241 235 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 358 Write 353 Mixed 342 SusWrite 245 73% 325 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 39.4 4K Mixed 23.2 83% 27.9 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 187 159% 234 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 137%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 348GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 86 85 84 85 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 121 Write 118 Mixed 88.1 SusWrite 85.3 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 217% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 109%
WD Elements 2621 2TB 11,378 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1.5TB free, PID 2621 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 73 73 72 72 72 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 73.9 Write 107 Mixed 70.4 SusWrite 73.6 113% 81.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 0.6 210% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 64%
ST500LM0 12 HN-M500MBB 500GB 64 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 363GB free, PID 0718 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 23 22 22 23 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	8.36% Terrible	Read 21.6 Write 23.4 Mixed 20.6 SusWrite 22.7 30% 22.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.8 32% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 8.36% Great: 17%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 4TB 1,113 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1.5TB free, PID d011 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 149 143 141 141 140 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 145 Write 140 Mixed 68.1 SusWrite 147 167% 125 MB/s	4K Read 8.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 149% 4.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB-$85 17,829 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	37.6% Below average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 10.2 MC Mixed 15.2 41% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 8.6 22% 7.87 GB/s	Latency 242 16% 242 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 124%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 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
0%	0%	0	51	33	60	18.2"	1280 720	CVT4668

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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	674x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	60x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	39x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: $750

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16