Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	104% 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	229% 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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170630
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 02 '17 at 02:43
Run Duration	546 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing below expectations (30^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 134 2-Core 255 92% 162 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 728 72% 587 Pts	64-Core 714 44% 714 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6183) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.69 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 148 Parallax 136 108% 139 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 133 Splatting 111 97% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 231GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	229% Outstanding	Read 1,733 Write 1,054 Mixed 1,145 290% 1,311 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 57 223% 83.3 MB/s	DQ Read 909 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 232 274% 493 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 283%
Seagate BUP BK 5TB 4,756 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free Firmware: 0108 Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	23.8% Poor	Read 41.6 Write 39.6 Mixed 30.6 28% 37.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.93 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 0.44 186% 2.22 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 23.8% Great: 67%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0304 Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	21.8% Poor	Read 34.5 Write 39.4 Mixed 32.9 27% 35.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.52 4K Write 5.94 4K Mixed 0.51 230% 2.66 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 21.8% Great: 65%
Seagate ST2000VX003-1HH164 2TB 3,366 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 1.5TB free Firmware: CV12 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 100443752 (03) Spinup time 95 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 493 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 67865348 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 13688 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 163 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 1 (BD) vendor-specific 64 64 36 (BE) vendor-specific 74 68 504627226 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 107 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 518 (C2) HDA temperature 26 40 68719476762 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 2	51.8% Above average	Read 101 Write 79.7 Mixed 100 71% 93.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.37 4K Mixed 0.17 66% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 101%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 171 6308 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 531 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 13536 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 142 (10) Unknown 3 197 62613317872 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 90 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 440 (C2) HDA temperature 121 115 29 (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	81.6% Excellent	Read 150 Write 134 Mixed 140 107% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.85 4K Write 2.97 4K Mixed 0.2 113% 1.34 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 112%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 195GB free Firmware: 9300 Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	19.2% Very poor	Read 34.4 Write 30.9 Mixed 28.3 23% 31.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.82 4K Write 4.11 4K Mixed 0.31 145% 1.75 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 19.2% Great: 66%
WD My Passport 259D 4TB 1,267 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 2.5TB free, PID 259d Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Read 36.7 Write 37 Mixed 10.2 33% 28 MB/s	4K Read 0.83 4K Write 0.99 4K Mixed 0.07 39% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 42%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,115 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1.5TB free, PID 0200 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	18.2% Very poor	Read 36.5 Write 38.3 Mixed 37.1 48% 37.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.35 4K Write 1.44 4K Mixed 0.17 56% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 44%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 3,868 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1.5TB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	19.3% Very poor	Read 37.4 Write 39.7 Mixed 14.5 37% 30.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.32 4K Write 1.69 4K Mixed 0.14 64% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 53%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1.5TB 2,135 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 691GB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Read 38.2 Write 39.9 Mixed 38.6 50% 38.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.32 4K Write 1.64 4K Mixed 0.18 63% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 42%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 313GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	15.9% Very poor	Read 36.5 Write 37.1 Mixed 36.8 48% 36.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.86 4K Write 0.75 4K Mixed 0.15 34% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 15.9% Great: 59%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 244GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	14.7% Very poor	Read 36.4 Write 21.4 Mixed 28.7 35% 28.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.39 4K Write 1.53 4K Mixed 0.18 60% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.7% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB 2,984 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 31.6 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 40.1 SC Mixed 31.7 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 49.1 81% 49.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 144%

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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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Total price: $960

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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