Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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)
Boot Drive	101% 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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160919
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 04 '17 at 23:37
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 147 2-Core 294 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 820 89% 704 Pts	64-Core 821 51% 821 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Sapphire(174B E282) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1030 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 16.12.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Lighting 70.5 Reflection 59.7 Parallax 74.8 58% 68.3 fps	MRender 60.4 Gravity 59.6 Splatting 76.8 55% 65.6 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme 240GB-$200 7,034 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 163GB free Firmware: R201 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 4100882 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 103543071585258 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 624 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 82 (B1) Unknown 0 0 2 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 26 42 68722229274 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 4100882 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 1 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 4100882 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 4100882 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 6549 (EA) Unknown 0 0 3960 (F1) Unknown 0 0 3960 (F2) Unknown 0 0 2924	73% Very good	Read 373 Write 209 Mixed 236 60% 273 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 93.8 4K Mixed 18.5 124% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 14.1 66% 149 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 91%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 2232 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 792 (B1) Unknown 99 99 13 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 56 36 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 70 (F1) Unknown 99 99 6273016211	101% Outstanding	Read 521 Write 409 Mixed 424 100% 451 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 27.5 164% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 46.9 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 97.2 95% 144 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 124%
Hitachi HTE721010A9E630 1TB 407 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 858GB free Firmware: JB0OA3M0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 125 125 98784247810 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 58 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 45 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 36 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 15 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 87 (C2) HDA temperature 214 214 176094576668 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	69.2% Good	Read 119 Write 123 Mixed 119 91% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 1.21 4K Mixed 0.19 74% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 76%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 969GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 180 173 7958 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4679 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 7171 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1890 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 282 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 181 181 58095 (C2) HDA temperature 122 110 30 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	53.9% Above average	Read 96.9 Write 90.6 Mixed 89.9 70% 92.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 1.85 4K Mixed 0.24 88% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
GEIL CL16-16-16 D4-3200 2x8GB 206 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 40.3 MC Write 41.3 MC Mixed 29.9 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 32 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 48 83% 48 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	673x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	59x
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 $78Bench 85%, 31,641 samples	21x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $969

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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