Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	114% 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.
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 (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 13 '18 at 20:01
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 97.9 1-Core 158 2-Core 316 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 628 8-Core 1,024 101% 826 Pts	64-Core 1,290 80% 1,290 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Lighting 155 Reflection 155 Parallax 134 126% 148 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 145 Splatting 114 102% 126 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 19GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 506 Write 486 Mixed 411 104% 468 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 59.7 199% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,387 Write 1,414 Mixed 1,282 373% 1,695 MB/s	4K Read 62 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 76.8 258% 87.5 MB/s	DQ Read 974 DQ Write 968 DQ Mixed 932 711% 958 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 171 173 176 173 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 179 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 171 99% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 183% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 107%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 812GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 69 70 79 75 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	41.3% Average	Read 71.5 Write 65.5 Mixed 46 SusWrite 72.3 47% 63.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 59%
Seagate Expansion Desk 6TB 6,833 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 5.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 167 173 173 164 171 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 17% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4266 C19 2x8GB 3,530 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3900 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 40.5 MC Write 42.3 MC Mixed 29.2 107% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 24.1 SC Write 45.2 SC Mixed 33.9 98% 34.4 GB/s	Latency 46.3 86% 46.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 123%

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Workstation 103%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,386x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	298x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	250x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	686x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	336x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	229x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	199x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	183x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	177x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	145x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	115x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,126

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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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