Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	17.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	108% 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 ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180409
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 16 '18 at 22:54
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 134 2-Core 268 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 811 82% 666 Pts	64-Core 1,098 68% 1,098 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.1% 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 85F1) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2795 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.7% Very poor	Lighting 20 Reflection 23.1 Parallax 18.7 16% 20.6 fps	MRender 28.5 Gravity 20 Splatting 26 20% 24.8 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 288 284 275 262 275 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 267 Mixed 330 SusWrite 281 76% 341 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 47.7 181% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 349 266% 359 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 124%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 45GB free Firmware: X41200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 308 294 292 289 289 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	90% Excellent	Read 469 Write 364 Mixed 246 SusWrite 302 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 72.7 4K Mixed 37.6 120% 44 MB/s	DQ Read 391 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 235 205% 306 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 108%
Samsung PM800 Series 2.5" 256GB 1,200 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 45GB free Firmware: VBM25D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 70 68 58 63 57 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	26.4% Poor	Read 197 Write 76.3 Mixed 97.8 SusWrite 61.6 24% 108 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 9 4K Mixed 8.3 49% 13.2 MB/s	DQ Read 14.8 DQ Write 6.4 DQ Mixed 8.6 7% 9.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 34%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 152GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 479 476 477 475 477 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 461 Mixed 374 SusWrite 478 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 52.7 188% 71.4 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 355 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 124%
Seagate ST3200822AS 200GB-$33 4,227 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 3GB free Firmware: 3.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 54 54 54 54 54 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	31.2% Below average	Read 54.3 Write 21.8 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 54.1 31% 41.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 34%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 315GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 112 113 115 115 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 86.3 Write 87.8 Mixed 44 SusWrite 114 61% 83 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
PNY 8GBF2X04JEEE36-12-K 2x8GB 775 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2500 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	MC Read 32.2 MC Write 30.6 MC Mixed 22.5 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 24.8 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 87%

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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 $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