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 as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	14.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191007
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Mar 20 '20 at 00:21
Run Duration	255 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 83 1-Core 142 2-Core 281 92% 169 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 949 89% 738 Pts	64-Core 1,556 96% 1,556 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 450.12 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 169 Reflection 188 Parallax 171 138% 176 fps	Gravity 175 Splatting 113 123% 144 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175 24,007 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM02.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 331 394 366 315 349 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 422 Write 414 Mixed 338 SusWrite 338 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 48.6 4K Mixed 27.6 98% 33.4 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 265 DQ Mixed 88.4 118% 213 MB/s
Poor: 50% Great: 92%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 628GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1510 1485 1484 1437 1458 1479 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 2,178 Write 1,835 Mixed 1,588 SusWrite 1,476 397% 1,769 MB/s	4K Read 49.6 4K Write 66.1 4K Mixed 55.8 182% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 560 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 327 265% 383 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 410%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 195GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 100 102 102 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 116 Write 98 Mixed 104 SusWrite 101 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 76%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 112GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 73 75 75 75 75 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	42.1% Average	Read 72 Write 17 Mixed 59.5 SusWrite 74.4 42% 55.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 59%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 28GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 108 106 108 109 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 114 Write 103 Mixed 90 SusWrite 107 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 76%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 883GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 122 122 122 123 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 130 Write 121 Mixed 106 SusWrite 122 89% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 69%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 89GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 70 71 71 71 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 74.5 Write 75.2 Mixed 81 SusWrite 70.3 56% 75.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3466 C16 4x8GB 606 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	66.9% Good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 20.7 68% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 20.9 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 75.2 53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 119%

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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

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $1,262

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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