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 (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	351% 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	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181105
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 11 '19 at 12:53
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 96.9 1-Core 158 2-Core 316 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 632 8-Core 1,033 102% 833 Pts	64-Core 1,295 80% 1,295 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 267GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1502 1732 1719 1680 1704 1700 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	351% Outstanding	Read 2524 Write 1849 Mixed 952 SusWrite 1,673 390% 1,750 MB/s	4K Read 54.3 4K Write 205 4K Mixed 78.8 292% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,305 DQ Write 1,317 DQ Mixed 1,131 899% 1251 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 351% Great: 353%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 142GB free Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1838 1965 2001 1971 1581 1202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	361% Outstanding	Read 2,573 Write 1,985 Mixed 1,096 SusWrite 1,760 414% 1,853 MB/s	4K Read 55.3 4K Write 208 4K Mixed 80.5 297% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 1,314 DQ Write 1350 DQ Mixed 1,162 921% 1,276 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 361% Great: 353%
SSD 128GB 3,975 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 119GB free Firmware: S5FAM018 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 171 179 179 175 174 MB/s Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	39.1% Below average	Read 247 Write 208 Mixed 182 SusWrite 177 46% 203 MB/s	4K Read 12.1 4K Write 53.7 4K Mixed 6.4 55% 24.1 MB/s	DQ Read 70.7 DQ Write 54.1 DQ Mixed 5.5 20% 43.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 85%
Apple TS256C 251GB 638 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 100GB free Firmware: CJAA0201 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 170 174 172 184 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 194 Write 160 Mixed 116 SusWrite 175 36% 161 MB/s	4K Read 17.1 4K Write 55.1 4K Mixed 28.5 92% 33.6 MB/s	DQ Read 19.7 DQ Write 71.9 DQ Mixed 22.9 24% 38.2 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 50%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$160 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 165GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 193 107 101 109 90 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 486 Mixed 413 SusWrite 182 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 61.2 206% 73.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 134%
ASMedia ASM1153 1TB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 291GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 170 170 170 171 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 186 Write 188 Mixed 116 SusWrite 170 221% 165 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.7 228% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB 19,774 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 31.9 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 31.5 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,904x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	265x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	259x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	867x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	354x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	261x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	273x
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	331x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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