Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 120% UFO


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	133% 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	233% 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	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 ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180409
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '18 at 12:36
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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 i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 141 2-Core 278 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 550 8-Core 841 86% 696 Pts	64-Core 1,119 69% 1,119 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 189 Reflection 195 Parallax 196 154% 193 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 180 Splatting 129 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 354GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1072 1208 612 616 616 611 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 1,172 Write 931 Mixed 970 SusWrite 789 217% 966 MB/s	4K Read 66.1 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 86.4 287% 99 MB/s	DQ Read 1287 DQ Write 914 DQ Mixed 1042 794% 1,081 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 340%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 232GB free Firmware: DXT08B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 246 247 246 246 246 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 465 Write 247 Mixed 172 SusWrite 246 63% 282 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 21.7 128% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 212 DQ Mixed 56.5 103% 208 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 85%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3TB free Firmware: 0708 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 108 106 112 112 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 104 Write 102 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 109 71% 96.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.6 176% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 66%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 179 175 181 182 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 144 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 180 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2933 C15 2x8GB 6,535 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	MC Read 31.3 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 22.5 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 32.8 SC Mixed 25.7 75% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 54.6 73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 103%

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Gaming 112%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 103%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) - $320

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,910x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	265x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	260x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	867x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	356x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	261x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	274x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	188x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	180x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	332x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	192x
KHX2400C15/8G KHX2400C15D4/4G KHX2400C15/8G 20GBKingstonBench 84%, 239 samples	69x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $1,262

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