Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	57.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	108% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA (all builds)
Memory	6.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160919
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '22 at 17:56
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^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 as expected (55^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Memory 85.1 1-Core 119 2-Core 233 82% 146 Pts	4-Core 349 8-Core 338 46% 344 Pts	64-Core 352 22% 352 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85A4) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Lighting 71.5 Reflection 74.5 Parallax 68.3 58% 71.4 fps	MRender 67.6 Gravity 71.5 Splatting 67.6 56% 68.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PNY CS2030 240GB 96 User benchmarks, average bench 173% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS203020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 123 125 125 124 125 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 947 Write 122 Mixed 216 SusWrite 124 76% 352 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 89.6 4K Mixed 36.8 141% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 769 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 164 192% 351 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 255%
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 131GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 344 216 209 213 155 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 357 Write 375 Mixed 286 SusWrite 237 71% 314 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 72.5 4K Mixed 46.5 152% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 246 178% 229 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 123%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 623GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 159 160 160 159 158 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 142 Write 138 Mixed 87.7 SusWrite 158 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C15 4x4GB 128 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.8% Good	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 22.8 70% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 21.1 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 125%

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

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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 $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 $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: 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 $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 $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