Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.6% 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)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '19 at 22:13
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 93.4 1-Core 141 2-Core 278 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 497 65% 488 Pts	64-Core 512 32% 512 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 1C03) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2267 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.6% Above average	Lighting 68.2 Reflection 64.8 Parallax 52.6 56% 61.9 fps	MRender 78.6 Gravity 67.7 Splatting 69.7 59% 72 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT22B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 7,999 Write 6,763 Mixed 7,102 1,624% 7288 MB/s	4K Read 569 4K Write 329 4K Mixed 339 1,470% 412 MB/s	DQ Read 1,695 DQ Write 1,516 DQ Mixed 1,559 1,182% 1,590 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 126%
SanDisk Ultra Plus 64GB 1,117 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 57GB free Firmware: X211200 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 148 149 148 148 139 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 361 Write 142 Mixed 160 SusWrite 147 45% 202 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 80.8 4K Mixed 32.6 128% 47.4 MB/s	DQ Read 230 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 110 104% 164 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 81%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 465GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 107 107 109 109 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Read 110 Write 109 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 108 70% 96.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 60%
Samsung HD320KJ 320GB 3,147 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 298GB free Firmware: CP100-10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 78 77 78 78 78 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 79.7 Write 30 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 77.5 41% 56 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 45%
Toshiba MK1652GSX 160GB-$30 2,145 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 139GB free Firmware: LV011C SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 47 47 48 48 48 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	31% Below average	Read 60.5 Write 62.2 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 47.5 38% 51.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 94% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 34%
Apple HDD WDC WD10EALX-408EA0 1TB 500 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 815GB free Firmware: 07.01D03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 107 107 109 109 109 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 105 Write 88.2 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 107 68% 92.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 78%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 975GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 124 127 127 127 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Read 151 Write 122 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 125 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133 C14 4x4GB 11,542 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 25.5 86% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 26 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 99%

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

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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	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 $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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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 $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