Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	63.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	230% 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	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '18 at 22:00
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	IRN-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 97.9 1-Core 160 2-Core 317 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 615 8-Core 962 97% 789 Pts	64-Core 1,194 74% 1,194 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AC) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2313 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 411.63 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Lighting 77.5 Reflection 81.7 Parallax 79.3 63% 79.5 fps	MRender 83.8 Gravity 75 Splatting 77.5 64% 78.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 197GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 920 626 317 318 317 318 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	230% Outstanding	Read 2136 Write 1,298 Mixed 593 SusWrite 469 248% 1,124 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 56.3 228% 88.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,053 DQ Write 1,043 DQ Mixed 695 619% 930 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 141GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 478 486 491 491 490 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 488 Mixed 396 SusWrite 468 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 49.5 176% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 349 266% 360 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 179GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 478 486 491 491 491 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 488 Mixed 389 SusWrite 468 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 48.9 175% 64.1 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 350 267% 360 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 13,609 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 269 270 271 269 271 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	150% Outstanding	Read 253 Write 233 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 268 154% 211 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.4 355% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 213%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 4000 C19 2x8GB 551 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 43.9 MC Write 47.2 MC Mixed 30.5 116% 40.5 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 53.5 SC Mixed 36.4 109% 38.2 GB/s	Latency 46.3 86% 46.3 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 123%

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,930x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	267x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	260x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	867x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	356x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	262x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	274x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	192x
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	334x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	194x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	70x

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Total price: $1,260

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16