Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	80.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	359% 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180409
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 03 '18 at 04:20
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 152 2-Core 302 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 902 91% 738 Pts	64-Core 1,251 77% 1,251 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4995) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.6% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 111 Parallax 100 85% 105 fps	MRender 92.5 Gravity 97.3 Splatting 79.7 73% 89.8 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 400GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1828 1877 2213 2203 2197 2207 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	359% Outstanding	Read 2,438 Write 2,174 Mixed 1,332 SusWrite 2,087 451% 2,008 MB/s	4K Read 57.8 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 80.6 274% 98.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1175 DQ Write 1,021 DQ Mixed 1,080 814% 1,092 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 359% Great: 393%
MK1200GEYKF 1TB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 402GB free Firmware: 4IWTHPG1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 445 447 443 442 443 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 385 Write 442 Mixed 318 SusWrite 443 90% 397 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 41.8 160% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 263 DQ Mixed 290 220% 297 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 32GB 586 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 26GB free, PID 00ad Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 15 14 14 14 17 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	12.9% Very poor	Read 38 Write 13.2 Mixed 22 SusWrite 14.9 26% 22 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.9 81% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 12.9% Great: 27%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$57 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 26.7 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.3 SC Write 40.7 SC Mixed 31.7 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 48.7 82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 107%

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

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Typical ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) Builds (Compare 3,998 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	2,911x
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 $95Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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