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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	245% 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

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	5.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 26 '19 at 00:01
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

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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 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 165 2-Core 330 107% 198 Pts	4-Core 650 8-Core 1,055 104% 852 Pts	64-Core 1,349 84% 1,349 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6183) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2577 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 138 Reflection 159 Parallax 147 113% 148 fps	Gravity 141 Splatting 117 112% 129 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 62GB free Firmware: DXM05B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 445 446 445 445 447 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 450 Mixed 323 SusWrite 443 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 47.1 184% 70.8 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 155 168% 282 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 110%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 143GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101140WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 966 573 507 448 422 387 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	245% Outstanding	Read 1,421 Write 1,401 Mixed 1,305 SusWrite 550 262% 1,169 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 205 4K Mixed 78.9 284% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,638 DQ Write 1,404 DQ Mixed 1,400 1,082% 1,481 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 245% Great: 284%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 284GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 488 486 486 491 490 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 486 Mixed 390 SusWrite 484 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 54.6 201% 76.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 36.6 MC Mixed 26.8 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 38 SC Mixed 31.9 89% 31 GB/s	Latency 48.3 83% 48.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 110%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,393x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	299x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	252x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	688x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	336x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	229x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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 $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	179x

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 $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,145

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16