Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	163% 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	117% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA (all builds)
Memory	2.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 09 '21 at 23:42
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Memory 92.2 1-Core 126 2-Core 246 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 444 8-Core 435 59% 440 Pts	64-Core 419 26% 419 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% MSI(1462 5052) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	163% Outstanding	Lighting 242 Reflection 215 Parallax 212 197% 223 fps	MRender 256 Gravity 162 Splatting 131 143% 183 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$81 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 121GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 400 426 434 388 385 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 450 Mixed 414 SusWrite 397 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 53.2 182% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 304 244% 344 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 125%
Sandisk SD8SMAT128G1122 128GB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 119GB free Firmware: Z2333000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 172 175 174 172 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 466 Write 176 Mixed 165 SusWrite 171 54% 244 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 13 117% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 76.4 83% 138 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 34GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 90 101 84 101 77 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 108 Write 87 Mixed 33.7 SusWrite 88.9 58% 79.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 6.5 4K Mixed 0.5 205% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x4GB 16,770 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.6% Good	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 21.3 66% 23 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 24.6 SC Mixed 21.7 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 55: 10R 1G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
55%	22%	60	111	9	60	21.5"	1920 1080	GSM5991 22EA63

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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	675x
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 $76Bench 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 $293	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16