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 (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	115% 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	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170911
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '18 at 19:55
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 159 2-Core 317 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 951 95% 774 Pts	64-Core 1,291 80% 1,291 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6698) ≥ 4GB; EVGA FTW3 Hybrid CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 390.77 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 170 Reflection 179 Parallax 169 138% 173 fps	Gravity 174 Splatting 120 127% 147 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB 13,939 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 234GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 922 Write 462 Mixed 503 138% 629 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 21.5 142% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 40.8 DQ Write 372 DQ Mixed 20.9 71% 145 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 313%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 111 99 39366440 (03) Spinup time 97 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 112 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 284735 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 144 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 79 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 63 571801631 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 48 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 153 (C2) HDA temperature 31 40 81604378655 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -134887742898043 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2287252848 (F2) Unknown 100 253 414593816	105% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 174 Mixed 168 134% 178 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 1.26 4K Mixed 0.17 73% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 903GB free Firmware: 9300 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 118 Write 108 Mixed 51.5 68% 92.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.14 107% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 36.7 MC Mixed 27.1 98% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 37.7 SC Mixed 31.7 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 49.9 80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 107%

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Typical ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) Builds (Compare 3,997 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $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 $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