Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 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 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	121% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 29 '24 at 04:06
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing below expectations (30^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Memory 91.8 1-Core 137 2-Core 256 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 726 73% 591 Pts	64-Core 719 44% 719 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 221 225 226 221 281 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 1,024 Write 221 Mixed 485 SusWrite 239 108% 492 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 89.1 4K Mixed 43 162% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 541 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 318 246% 347 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 243%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 31GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 275 197 183 181 185 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 439 Write 456 Mixed 331 SusWrite 233 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 12.7 4K Write 70.4 4K Mixed 35.9 102% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 290 234% 332 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 133%
PNY 2TB SATA SSD 2TB 137 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 869GB free Firmware: H221215a SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 353 348 347 345 355 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 359 Write 375 Mixed 351 SusWrite 352 81% 359 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 55.4 4K Mixed 31.9 110% 37.8 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 208 154% 204 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 106%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 82GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 130 103 102 104 132 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 94.5 Write 98.4 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 118 71% 96.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 353GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 77 78 78 77 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	46.9% Average	Read 85.3 Write 79.2 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 77.6 56% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 174% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 76%
WD My Passport 2626 2TB 8,368 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 457GB free, PID 2626 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 101 101 100 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 96 Write 106 Mixed 57.6 SusWrite 101 122% 90.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.3 161% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2473 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.2% Very good	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 22.1 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 23.5 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 111%

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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	64	54	75	0"	1280 720

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Gaming 86%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	116x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	75x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	166x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	142x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	75x

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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	39x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $57Bench 85%, 31,641 samples	21x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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