Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	252% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180409
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	May 17 '18 at 17:13
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 98.5 1-Core 159 2-Core 315 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 620 8-Core 1014 100% 817 Pts	64-Core 1,310 81% 1,310 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 107% 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 6393) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 397.64 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 177 Reflection 204 Parallax 178 145% 187 fps	Gravity 175 Splatting 124 128% 149 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 378GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 2,621 Write 1,361 Mixed 1,470 400% 1,817 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 33.7 172% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 315 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 139 149% 247 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 254%
SanDisk SSD 128GB-$84 8,513 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 231GB free Firmware: 2.0.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 29999 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1314 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 226 (AE) Unknown 100 100 388 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 753 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 1692 (F1) Unknown 100 100 44150333611 (F2) Unknown 100 100 33948223972	64.1% Good	Read 511 Write 190 Mixed 271 71% 324 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 77 4K Mixed 6.78 83% 35.3 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 6.41 59% 135 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 56%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 231GB free Firmware: Z33130RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3 (A5) Unknown 100 100 1835033 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 1 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 66 48 223338299426 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 34360590349 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 109 (EA) Unknown 100 100 118 (F1) Unknown 253 253 117 (F2) Unknown 253 253 4 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	76.9% Very good	Read 501 Write 390 Mixed 442 99% 444 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 83.1 4K Mixed 7 89% 37.9 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 7.81 57% 128 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 78%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 69 (03) Spinup time 143 143 34384380330 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1069 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 10823 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 909 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1085 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1085 (C2) HDA temperature 214 214 197569347612 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 12	81.5% Excellent	Read 129 Write 155 Mixed 149 109% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.85 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.19 87% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 20,017 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 28.1 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 24.1 SC Write 39.1 SC Mixed 32.2 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 43.7 92% 43.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 122%

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Desktop 96%

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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 $95Bench 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: $1,129

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