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 (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	240% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	29 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '18 at 20:39
Run Duration	274 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 97.9 1-Core 162 2-Core 324 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 648 8-Core 1,058 104% 853 Pts	64-Core 1,346 83% 1,346 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Titan X Pascal-$286 8,692 User benchmarks, average bench 121% Nvidia(10DE 119A) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2852 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 399.24 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 108% Great: 132%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 385GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 879 636 640 638 641 636 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 1,948 Write 1,722 Mixed 832 SusWrite 678 288% 1,295 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 62.4 235% 89 MB/s	DQ Read 1,096 DQ Write 1,108 DQ Mixed 827 697% 1,010 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 254%
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$69 12,601 User benchmarks, average bench 205% 116GB free Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1496 1495 1488 1495 715 592 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	263% Outstanding	Read 1913 Write 1,431 Mixed 1,054 SusWrite 1,214 314% 1,403 MB/s	4K Read 50.6 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 67 244% 90.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,252 DQ Write 427 DQ Mixed 624 517% 768 MB/s
Poor: 136% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 262%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 232GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 307 307 307 307 307 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 484 Mixed 416 SusWrite 326 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 64.9 221% 78.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 357 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 653GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 142 144 146 146 146 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 160 Write 169 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 145 92% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 180 182 184 184 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 181 Mixed 30 SusWrite 183 105% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.5 146% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 156 146 145 147 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 106 Write 151 Mixed 35 SusWrite 148 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.6 180% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 87%
BUFFALO External HDD 1TB 583 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 925GB free, PID 0105 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 41 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	22.3% Poor	Read 39.2 Write 41 Mixed 35 SusWrite 41.6 54% 39.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 111% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 23%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 32GB-$16 13,359 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 25GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 27 27 24 14 13 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	21.8% Poor	Read 38 Write 25.2 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 21.7 37% 28.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 4 270% 4.1 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 21.8% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 734 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 40.3 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 33.8 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 24.6 SC Write 45.5 SC Mixed 35.9 101% 35.3 GB/s	Latency 46.4 86% 46.4 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 132%

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Typical ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) Builds (Compare 3,996 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	2,910x
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