Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 136% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 129% UFO


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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	135% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	60% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 13 '18 at 12:38
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

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 (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 159 2-Core 318 103% 190 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 969 96% 784 Pts	64-Core 1,314 81% 1,314 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 103% 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 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 397.64 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Lighting 190 Reflection 210 Parallax 187 155% 196 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 185 Splatting 135 122% 151 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 512GB 611 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 119 120 88 83 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	60% Above average	Read 429 Write 166 Mixed 198 SusWrite 104 49% 224 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 53.7 4K Mixed 24 94% 33.5 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 67.1 DQ Mixed 106 97% 154 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 82%
SK hynix SH920 2.5 128GB 854 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 56GB free Firmware: 1010BL00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 310 311 311 312 310 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 311 Mixed 302 SusWrite 311 79% 355 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 30.3 130% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 224 195% 290 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 87%
Liteonit LMT-128M3M 128GB 542 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 46GB free Firmware: VYDB SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 81 42 42 51 50 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Read 491 Write 280 Mixed 279 SusWrite 96.3 63% 286 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 81.5 4K Mixed 40.4 145% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 257 DQ Mixed 187 162% 240 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 84%
WD WD10TPVT-00H 1TB 1,893 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 798GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 77 77 80 77 83 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 80 Write 77.7 Mixed 47 SusWrite 78.7 52% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 120% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 49%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 555GB free Firmware: 2AR20002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 91 90 91 92 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 82.5 Write 26.8 Mixed 42 SusWrite 90.3 44% 60.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 30,943 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.5% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 19.8 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 25.1 SC Mixed 21.4 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 103%

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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	2,905x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 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 $630Bench 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) $30	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