Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	85.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	324% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191007
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '20 at 23:02
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

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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-$198 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 146 2-Core 290 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 870 89% 721 Pts	64-Core 1,267 78% 1,267 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Asus(1043 86A5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 97.8 Parallax 90.3 90% 99.3 fps	MRender 106 Gravity 94.7 Splatting 84.4 77% 95.2 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS100T3XHC-00SJG0 1TB 15,624 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 885GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1794 1475 1471 1481 1479 1468 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	324% Outstanding	Read 1,868 Write 1,756 Mixed 1,452 SusWrite 1,528 372% 1,651 MB/s	4K Read 50.5 4K Write 225 4K Mixed 80.3 299% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1535 DQ Write 1,370 DQ Mixed 1,477 1,101% 1,460 MB/s
Poor: 194% ↑ This bench: 324% Great: 334%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 466GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 392 391 398 399 398 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 450 Mixed 402 SusWrite 392 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 63.7 214% 75.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 134%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 789GB free Firmware: SM30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 112 112 112 112 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 113 Write 97.5 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 112 71% 96.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 2 382% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 65%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 135 137 136 136 136 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 106 Write 103 Mixed 65.3 SusWrite 136 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 31.7 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 45.3 SC Mixed 33 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 119%

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Gaming 112%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 103%

UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) - $320

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $198Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,903x
Core i9-9900KIntel $427Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	265x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	259x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	866x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	354x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 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 $76Bench 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 $56Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	192x
KHX2400C15/8G KHX2400C15D4/4G KHX2400C15/8G 20GBKingstonBench 84%, 239 samples	69x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $1,288

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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