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 (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170905
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '19 at 11:48
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 115 2-Core 297 91% 168 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 865 83% 684 Pts	64-Core 1,136 70% 1,136 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 3183) CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 170 Reflection 169 Parallax 163 138% 167 fps	Gravity 146 Splatting 110 111% 128 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR021 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 431 Write 475 Mixed 388 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 43 162% 64.2 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 318 238% 317 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 99%
PNY CS1311 120GB-$63 12,393 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 46GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 91 73 90 90 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 468 Mixed 363 SusWrite 114 81% 364 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 44 171% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 180 179% 285 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 91%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 148 145 154 161 159 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 153 Write 150 Mixed 45.5 SusWrite 152 91% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 166% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$60 17,279 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.7% Good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 23.6 MC Mixed 19.3 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 21.9 59% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 111%

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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	2,910x
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 $95Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $1,262

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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