Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	121% 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	289% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191007
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '19 at 16:25
Run Duration	260 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 136 2-Core 271 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 796 84% 669 Pts	64-Core 1,092 68% 1,092 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3752) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 168 Reflection 176 Parallax 162 137% 169 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 163 Splatting 113 105% 129 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$80 8,191 User benchmarks, average bench 229% 412GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1306 1334 1380 720 428 491 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	289% Outstanding	Read 2,287 Write 1,428 Mixed 1,284 SusWrite 943 330% 1,485 MB/s	4K Read 50.1 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 87.3 273% 99.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,315 DQ Write 1,098 DQ Mixed 1,109 858% 1,174 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 289% Great: 308%
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$82 31,280 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 320GB free Firmware: P1021A SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 426 435 443 448 448 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 444 Mixed 406 SusWrite 436 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 91 4K Mixed 43.3 147% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 270 217% 303 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 127%
Adata XPG SX900 256GB-$164 6,726 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 232GB free Firmware: 5.8.2a SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 201 202 199 203 206 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 377 Write 267 Mixed 272 SusWrite 205 63% 280 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 91.9 4K Mixed 35.9 139% 52.3 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 213 173% 246 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 90%
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 223GB free Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 287 290 294 289 295 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 308 Mixed 313 SusWrite 291 76% 341 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 85.9 4K Mixed 41.4 148% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 171 156% 238 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 91%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 664GB free Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1884 1461 1458 1482 1475 1480 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	318% Outstanding	Read 1,944 Write 2,139 Mixed 1,725 SusWrite 1,540 414% 1,837 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 212 4K Mixed 73.9 280% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,472 DQ Write 1268 DQ Mixed 1,322 1,004% 1,354 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 318% Great: 347%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 186 188 188 188 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 149 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 186 109% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 4x8GB 24,517 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 37.4 MC Mixed 29.8 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 40.6 SC Mixed 29.5 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 57.3 70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 105%

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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	2,904x
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