Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	102% 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	250% 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.

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Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA (all builds)
Memory	24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 17 '21 at 00:03
Run Duration	395 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Memory 96.5 1-Core 131 2-Core 245 90% 157 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 736 71% 586 Pts	64-Core 728 45% 728 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6180) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 139 Parallax 142 104% 136 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 134 Splatting 117 100% 123 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 623GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1040 1184 1196 1205 1290 1317 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 2,397 Write 1,727 Mixed 1,591 SusWrite 1,205 386% 1,730 MB/s	4K Read 61.7 4K Write 33 4K Mixed 49.6 175% 48.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,147 DQ Write 70 DQ Mixed 128 214% 448 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 372%
Hitachi HUS724040ALE640 4TB 2,097 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 28GB free Firmware: MJAO SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 40 38 38 38 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	42% Average	Read 108 Write 35.1 Mixed 44.6 SusWrite 38.1 42% 56.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 91%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$129 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 112GB free Firmware: 0A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 107 98 99 99 108 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 172 Write 166 Mixed 125 SusWrite 102 105% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 99%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 56GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 72 69 68 69 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 117 Write 108 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 68.5 64% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 83%
WD WD20EURS-63S48Y0 2TB 12,928 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1GB free Firmware: 51.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 62.5 Write 65.3 Mixed 46.8 43% 58.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 77%
WD Red 10TB (2017)-$419 1,763 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2TB free Firmware: 0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 134 128 131 130 135 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 131 Write 142 Mixed 98.4 SusWrite 132 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.2 330% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 114%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1GB free Firmware: 51.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 98.2 Write 89.3 Mixed 60.5 61% 82.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 67%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1GB free Firmware: 80.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 67.4 Write 67.1 Mixed 56.6 48% 63.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 105% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 83%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 3GB free Firmware: 80.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 118 Write 101 Mixed 62.1 70% 93.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 83%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3GB free Firmware: 80.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 102 Write 100 Mixed 53.7 63% 85.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 87%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 5GB free Firmware: 80.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 102 Write 94.1 Mixed 57.4 63% 84.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 87%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 13GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 104 105 105 104 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 108 Write 96.2 Mixed 51.9 SusWrite 102 65% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 101%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 0GB free Firmware: 80.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 84.9 Write 67.5 Mixed 57.8 52% 70.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 99% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 83%
Amd-raid WDC WD40EFAX-68J 4TB 388 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 25GB free Firmware: 82.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 60 62 63 63 59 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 122 Write 114 Mixed 59.6 SusWrite 61.7 66% 89.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 7.7 4K Mixed 1.1 477% 4.63 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 110%
WD Green 2TB (2010)-$100 5,498 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 8GB free Firmware: 51.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 61 63 63 63 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 61.1 Write 70.2 Mixed 58.1 SusWrite 61.7 47% 62.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 68%
Seagate ST14000NE0008-2JK101 14TB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 8.5TB free Firmware: EN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 242 249 250 248 233 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 716 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3068 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 33.2 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 41.8 SC Mixed 33.5 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 52.1 77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 131%

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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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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $955

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 $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 $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