Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	224% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180518
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '18 at 19:35
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399 38,086 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 156 2-Core 311 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 610 8-Core 1,017 99% 814 Pts	64-Core 1308 81% 1308 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 8533) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1632 MHz, MLim: 1852 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 86.5 Reflection 87.5 Parallax 77.3 70% 83.8 fps	Gravity 75.6 Splatting 66.5 62% 71.1 fps
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 170GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1275 306 304 306 306 305 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	224% Outstanding	Read 2,114 Write 1,418 Mixed 638 SusWrite 467 256% 1,159 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 62.5 228% 83.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,034 DQ Write 811 DQ Mixed 752 609% 866 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 236%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 581GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 481 425 400 399 399 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 460 Mixed 383 SusWrite 431 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 60.1 198% 69 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 268 227% 332 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 126%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 171 171 170 171 172 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 145 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 171 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB 2,352 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	MC Read 34.1 MC Write 34.3 MC Mixed 26.9 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 27.7 83% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 104%

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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	2,904x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	265x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	259x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	867x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	354x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	261x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	273x
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	331x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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