Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 78% Battleship	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 73% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	81.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	111% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	23.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171101
Uptime	14.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '19 at 20:41
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 86.3 1-Core 139 2-Core 277 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 537 8-Core 885 87% 711 Pts	64-Core 1,162 72% 1,162 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3233) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.1% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 108 Parallax 104 85% 105 fps	MRender 89.7 Gravity 96.4 Splatting 86.7 74% 90.9 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 269GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 364 290 292 293 297 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 430 Mixed 374 SusWrite 320 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 97.3 4K Mixed 54 182% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 359 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 134%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 229GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 255 260 251 251 258 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 304 Mixed 357 SusWrite 271 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 93 4K Mixed 51 172% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 224 205% 314 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 118%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1.5TB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 383 346 395 415 424 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 433 Mixed 425 SusWrite 391 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 54.5 184% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 176 173 167 170 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 200 Mixed 73.7 SusWrite 173 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.7 210% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 113%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 89GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 116 119 111 114 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 145 Write 146 Mixed 97.3 SusWrite 115 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.2 232% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 164 170 162 163 169 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 204 Write 162 Mixed 105 SusWrite 166 117% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 3,365 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.4% Good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 21.7 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 20.5 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 109%

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

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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	2,911x
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 $90Bench 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 $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