Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	30.9% 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	97% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '19 at 03:45
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 130 2-Core 232 88% 153 Pts	4-Core 448 8-Core 723 72% 585 Pts	64-Core 721 45% 721 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Asus(1043 8465) 2GB CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.9% Below average	Lighting 41.7 Reflection 39 Parallax 51.8 34% 44.2 fps	MRender 54.7 Gravity 49.3 Splatting 0.13 25% 34.7 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 421GB free (System drive) Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 209 210 204 205 208 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 419 Mixed 302 SusWrite 217 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 35.9 164% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 168 168% 271 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 108%
Seagate ST3200827AS 200GB-$128 2,755 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 186GB free Firmware: H SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 53 54 54 55 55 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	31.5% Below average	Read 55.2 Write 27 Mixed 38.9 SusWrite 54.3 32% 43.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 36%
WD WD10EADX-00TDHB0 1TB 12,976 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 569GB free Firmware: 4D77 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 88 88 87 90 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 96.8 Write 90.8 Mixed 65.5 SusWrite 88.1 63% 85.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 57%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80 27,325 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 210GB free Firmware: SD15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 71 70 72 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	41% Average	Read 71.5 Write 19 Mixed 49.7 SusWrite 71 39% 52.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 59%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 628GB free Firmware: SC12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 165 164 164 164 163 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 159 Mixed 74.4 SusWrite 164 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 98%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 899GB free Firmware: SC12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 185 184 184 185 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 171 Mixed 76.1 SusWrite 185 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 98%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 298GB free Firmware: 12.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 74 74 75 74 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 77.7 Write 76 Mixed 58.4 SusWrite 74.5 53% 71.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 60%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 537GB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 74 73 74 75 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	49% Average	Read 96.6 Write 94 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 73.9 61% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$57 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 42.2 MC Mixed 34.3 110% 38.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 30.9 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 50.6 79% 50.6 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 107%

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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	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 $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 $178	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