Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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	108% 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	302% 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.

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Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 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	Sep 30 '19 at 00:19
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 99.1 1-Core 163 2-Core 326 107% 196 Pts	4-Core 652 8-Core 1,093 106% 872 Pts	64-Core 1,340 83% 1,340 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3717) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2677 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 150 Parallax 128 116% 140 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 139 Splatting 111 98% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 371GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 956 665 662 661 656 652 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	302% Outstanding	Read 2,527 Write 2,382 Mixed 1,686 SusWrite 709 408% 1,826 MB/s	4K Read 70.1 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 97.9 322% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,533 DQ Write 1,061 DQ Mixed 764 714% 1,119 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 302% Great: 340%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 126GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 641 324 325 325 324 325 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	230% Outstanding	Read 2,101 Write 1,426 Mixed 579 SusWrite 378 247% 1,121 MB/s	4K Read 54.2 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 53.4 251% 99 MB/s	DQ Read 1,035 DQ Write 1,137 DQ Mixed 930 743% 1,034 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 236%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 641GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 109 112 109 108 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 75.2 Write 112 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 108 64% 87.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 52.7% 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 (93^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	MC Read 47 MC Write 46.9 MC Mixed 32.3 120% 42.1 GB/s	SC Read 26.9 SC Write 52.5 SC Mixed 36.8 111% 38.7 GB/s	Latency 40.3 99% 40.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 121% 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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,911x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	265x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	260x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	867x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	356x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	261x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	274x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	188x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	180x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	332x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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