Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	82.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170911
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 05 '20 at 22:55
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$208 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 150 2-Core 297 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 585 8-Core 946 94% 765 Pts	64-Core 1,178 73% 1,178 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.3% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 114 Parallax 96.3 83% 104 fps	MRender 98.2 Gravity 95.5 Splatting 100 80% 97.9 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,502 Write 1,173 Mixed 605 241% 1,094 MB/s	4K Read 52.3 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 64.1 261% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,195 DQ Write 1,082 DQ Mixed 693 642% 990 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Seagate ST2000DM005-2CW102 2TB 18,723 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 406GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 132 135 138 138 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	58% Above average	Read 67.5 Write 114 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 133 70% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.5 196% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 88%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$30 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 302GB free Firmware: ST6OA31B SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 83 82 83 83 82 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 76.5 Write 77 Mixed 43 SusWrite 82.3 51% 69.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 61%
WD WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 500GB 19,716 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 47GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 68 68 70 71 71 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	38.3% Below average	Read 64.2 Write 67.8 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 68.8 46% 62.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 3000 C15 2x16GB 10,048 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 28.3 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 43.1 SC Mixed 29.8 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 51.6 78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 109%

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Typical ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) Builds (Compare 4,005 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 112%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

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 $439Bench 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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16