Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	112% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	305% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170125
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	May 08 '21 at 22:04
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 162 2-Core 312 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 878 90% 725 Pts	64-Core 888 55% 888 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2775 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 152 Parallax 141 117% 146 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 148 Splatting 126 109% 134 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 203GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1275 1176 1132 1077 991 914 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	305% Outstanding	Read 2,527 Write 1,248 Mixed 846 SusWrite 1094 316% 1,429 MB/s	4K Read 49.5 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 71.4 265% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,294 DQ Write 1,207 DQ Mixed 1,062 849% 1,188 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 305% Great: 353%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 155GB free Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,720 Write 2,034 Mixed 1460 458% 2,071 MB/s	4K Read 62.3 4K Write 209 4K Mixed 84.9 314% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,474 DQ Write 1,293 DQ Mixed 1,373 1,032% 1,380 MB/s
Poor: 195% Great: 393%
Samsung 860 EVO 1TB 244 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 215GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 470 474 474 471 474 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 477 Write 464 Mixed 396 SusWrite 472 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 65.8 216% 76.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 363 273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 86% Great: 132%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 44GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 461 451 443 329 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 485 Mixed 445 SusWrite 388 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 59.2 207% 74.8 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 363 273% 366 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3466 C16 4x8GB 606 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3470 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 41.4 MC Write 44 MC Mixed 33.5 113% 39.6 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 49.7 SC Mixed 35.5 105% 36.7 GB/s	Latency 50.7 79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 119%

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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 $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 $94Bench 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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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $960

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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