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 (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	297% 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	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 30 '20 at 00:42
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$208 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 98.4 1-Core 158 2-Core 320 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 954 95% 773 Pts	64-Core 1,326 82% 1,326 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 1474) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.41 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 170 Reflection 181 Parallax 174 138% 175 fps	Gravity 170 Splatting 120 125% 145 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 11,317 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 327GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1296 926 934 947 954 948 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	297% Outstanding	Read 2,799 Write 1,857 Mixed 1027 SusWrite 1001 370% 1,671 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 181 4K Mixed 71.6 255% 99 MB/s	DQ Read 683 DQ Write 1,347 DQ Mixed 799 669% 943 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 297% Great: 445%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 173GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1252 372 310 311 310 310 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 1478 Write 1,250 Mixed 647 SusWrite 478 214% 963 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 58.5 239% 94.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,050 DQ Write 1,301 DQ Mixed 946 777% 1,099 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 236%
T-force 1TB 1TB 4,929 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 217GB free Firmware: Q0526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 414 419 409 412 411 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 459 Mixed 413 SusWrite 406 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 54.4 188% 70.9 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 108 150% 276 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 129%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 125GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 212 215 271 219 218 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 272 Write 118 Mixed 311 SusWrite 231 52% 233 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 91.6 4K Mixed 26 121% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 139 137% 213 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C18 2x8GB 1,410 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 43.2 MC Write 44.9 MC Mixed 30.7 113% 39.6 GB/s	SC Read 24.7 SC Write 46.6 SC Mixed 36.3 102% 35.9 GB/s	Latency 43.9 91% 43.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 130%

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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 $208Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,917x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	266x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	260x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	867x
GTX 1080Nvidia $265Bench 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	189x
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	69x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $1,284

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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