Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 118% UFO


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	110% 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	322% 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.

Very high background CPU (35%). 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181105
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 14 '19 at 00:47
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	35%

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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-$199 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 99 1-Core 162 2-Core 326 107% 196 Pts	4-Core 652 8-Core 1,098 106% 875 Pts	64-Core 1,355 84% 1,355 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3717) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2677 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 157 Parallax 147 117% 149 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 145 Splatting 116 104% 128 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$84 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 383GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2273 620 618 618 622 616 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	322% Outstanding	Read 2,560 Write 2,400 Mixed 1,686 SusWrite 894 421% 1,885 MB/s	4K Read 70.9 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 96.6 326% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 1557 DQ Write 1,341 DQ Mixed 1,419 1,072% 1,439 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 322% Great: 340%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 67GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,037 Write 1,444 Mixed 622 300% 1,368 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 61.1 250% 99.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,066 DQ Write 1256 DQ Mixed 822 714% 1,048 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$65 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 616GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 88 97 97 97 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 79 Write 112 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 93.5 62% 84.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.1 192% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 11,301 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3808 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 47 MC Write 44.2 MC Mixed 31.7 117% 41 GB/s	SC Read 26.1 SC Write 47.1 SC Mixed 37.4 105% 36.9 GB/s	Latency 41.1 97% 41.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 124%

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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 $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,952x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	269x
Core i7-8086KIntel $443Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	262x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	873x
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 $148Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	277x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	193x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $100Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	182x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	335x
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: 80% - Very good

Total price: $1,265

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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