Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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	105% 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	289% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180914
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '18 at 18:12
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 141 2-Core 283 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 593 8-Core 980 96% 787 Pts	64-Core 1,221 76% 1,221 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 148 Parallax 138 110% 140 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 136 Splatting 110 98% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 800GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 562 497 523 534 529 533 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	289% Outstanding	Read 2,522 Write 2413 Mixed 1,480 SusWrite 530 387% 1,736 MB/s	4K Read 64.5 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 91.2 303% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,503 DQ Write 1,261 DQ Mixed 1,386 1,037% 1,383 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 289% Great: 372%
Intel Optane+5.4TBHDD 4TB free Firmware: 16.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 269 270 268 264 278 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

SanDisk Extreme Pro 480GB-$199 9,250 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 36GB free Firmware: X21200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 54 56 57 57 57 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 62% Great: 114%
Seagate ST5000NM ST5000NM0084-1HT 5TB 61 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4.5TB free Firmware: SN05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 204 204 204 204 203 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 196 Mixed 98 SusWrite 203 127% 173 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 1.2 270% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 118%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR32GX4M2C3200C16 2x16GB 2,697 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 40 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 30.3 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 42.8 SC Mixed 30.8 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,922x
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 $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	356x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	262x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	274x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	191x
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	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: 80% - Very good

Total price: $1,261

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16