Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	130% 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	362% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 28 '18 at 20:44
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399 38,086 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 144 2-Core 290 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 979 96% 788 Pts	64-Core 1,236 76% 1,236 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 102%

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 CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Lighting 182 Reflection 198 Parallax 175 148% 185 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 179 Splatting 124 116% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 327GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1675 2100 2153 2145 2144 2181 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	362% Outstanding	Read 2,592 Write 2,185 Mixed 1,284 SusWrite 2,066 455% 2,032 MB/s	4K Read 57.2 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 79.1 273% 99 MB/s	DQ Read 1,165 DQ Write 984 DQ Mixed 1,067 802% 1,072 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 362% Great: 393%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 472GB free Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1053 1054 1055 1055 1061 1059 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	235% Outstanding	Read 1,214 Write 1,000 Mixed 764 SusWrite 1,056 226% 1,008 MB/s	4K Read 50.1 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 68.4 236% 84.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,181 DQ Write 1,046 DQ Mixed 1057 808% 1,095 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 235% Great: 353%
Intel SS DSC2BX480G4 480GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 408GB free Firmware: 7101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 396 394 394 395 394 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	80.5% Excellent	Read 377 Write 387 Mixed 270 SusWrite 395 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 50.3 4K Mixed 30.4 106% 35.7 MB/s	DQ Read 226 DQ Write 159 DQ Mixed 186 141% 191 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 98%
Patriot Memory 253GB 46 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 18GB free, PID 5000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 192 172 195 194 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Read 240 Write 78.3 Mixed 60.7 SusWrite 183 169% 140 MB/s	4K Read 8.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1.1 121% 3.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x16GB 998 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 25.4 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 32.8 SC Mixed 26.3 75% 26.2 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 96%

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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 $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,920x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 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 $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	356x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	262x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	274x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	190x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	180x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	333x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	193x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	70x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $1,271

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16