Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 30% Sail boat


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	25.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	91.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '18 at 02:44
Run Duration	109 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-$175 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 905 91% 740 Pts	64-Core 1,047 65% 1,047 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2837 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.22 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.2% Poor	Lighting 29.3 Reflection 28.3 Parallax 29.1 24% 28.9 fps	MRender 43.3 Gravity 25.5 Splatting 34.1 28% 34.3 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 25.2% Great: 133%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41320RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 166 216 49 119 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 475 Mixed 314 SusWrite 151 80% 360 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 40.7 152% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 244 210% 311 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$63 6,179 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	86.6% Excellent	MC Read 34.2 MC Write 32.3 MC Mixed 23.9 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 33.6 SC Mixed 28.7 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 54 74% 54 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 102%

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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 $175Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,946x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	268x
Core i7-8086KIntel $443Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	262x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	872x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	358x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	264x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	276x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	193x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	181x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	334x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	196x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	70x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $1,252

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16