Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	231% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180914
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '18 at 00:56
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 159 2-Core 318 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 636 8-Core 966 99% 801 Pts	64-Core 1,281 79% 1,281 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 570 326 327 327 321 307 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 1972 Write 1,443 Mixed 666 SusWrite 363 245% 1,111 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 62 251% 98.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,244 DQ Write 1,178 DQ Mixed 782 705% 1,068 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 162GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 480 480 480 479 480 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 464 Mixed 372 SusWrite 479 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 46.9 176% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 346 265% 359 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 124%
Seagate Constellation ES.3 2TB-$58 5,099 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2TB free Firmware: SN03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 174 176 175 173 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 168 Mixed 95.7 SusWrite 175 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.9 218% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 185 197 198 179 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 134 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 186 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB 4,583 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 29.7 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 40.6 SC Mixed 30.8 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 117%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 103%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,386x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	298x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	250x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	686x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	336x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	229x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	199x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	183x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	177x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	145x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	115x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,126

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 $40	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