Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 100% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	103% 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.
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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '19 at 05:12
Run Duration	121 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 98.7 1-Core 153 2-Core 305 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 949 95% 773 Pts	64-Core 1,240 77% 1,240 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Asus(1043 861E) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2152 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 149 Parallax 140 108% 141 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 135 Splatting 113 96% 117 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 108GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,656 Write 1,897 Mixed 935 402% 1,829 MB/s	4K Read 50.9 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 74.3 261% 97.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,180 DQ Write 1,072 DQ Mixed 1,037 802% 1,096 MB/s
Poor: 159% Great: 353%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 878GB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 119 123 128 118 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 173 Write 174 Mixed 77 SusWrite 122 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.7 208% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C18 2x8GB 1,410 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 42.4 MC Write 44.9 MC Mixed 30.7 112% 39.3 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 48.3 SC Mixed 35.3 103% 36.1 GB/s	Latency 42.8 94% 42.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 130%

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Typical ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) Builds (Compare 3,988 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 112%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 103%

UFO

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 $630Bench 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 $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) $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