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 (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	241% 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191007
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '20 at 01:53
Run Duration	272 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$199 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 91.6 1-Core 138 2-Core 272 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 838 82% 670 Pts	64-Core 1134 70% 1134 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2487) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.87 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 225 Reflection 229 Parallax 247 183% 234 fps	Gravity 224 Splatting 142 157% 183 fps
Poor: 128% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 868 897 1095 1092 1092 1051 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 1,170 Write 1,014 Mixed 722 SusWrite 1016 220% 980 MB/s	4K Read 51.8 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 71.6 248% 90.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,311 DQ Write 1,194 DQ Mixed 1063 849% 1,189 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 353%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 126GB free Firmware: DXM05B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 371 457 453 453 441 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 482 Mixed 359 SusWrite 426 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 47.3 174% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 169 179% 295 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 116%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$190 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 2TB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1217 1188 1162 1225 1230 1200 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 1,380 Write 1,242 Mixed 964 SusWrite 1,204 269% 1,198 MB/s	4K Read 58.3 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 81 279% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 964 DQ Write 887 DQ Mixed 328 410% 726 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 282%
WD Black 6TB (2015)-$296 5,447 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 170 169 171 171 172 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 122 Write 200 Mixed 106 SusWrite 172 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 417% 3.3 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 118%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 456GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 107 108 108 109 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 124 Write 99 Mixed 104 SusWrite 108 81% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 167% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 76%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 116 121 117 123 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 102 Write 37.7 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 115 58% 78.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 190% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 72%
WD Black 4TB (2012)-$323 4,113 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01L01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 136 142 143 141 141 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 146 Write 137 Mixed 96.8 SusWrite 140 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 93%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 200 196 202 198 211 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 206 Mixed 85 SusWrite 201 125% 172 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 1 219% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 22.9 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 23.6 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 106%

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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 $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,919x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	267x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	260x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	867x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	356x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	261x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	274x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	190x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	180x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	333x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	193x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	70x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $1,271

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16