Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 176% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 162% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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	176% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	238% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '20 at 22:02
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 152 2-Core 304 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 565 8-Core 895 90% 730 Pts	64-Core 1,171 72% 1,171 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 101% 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: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	176% Outstanding	Lighting 250 Reflection 244 Parallax 245 204% 246 fps	MRender 290 Gravity 239 Splatting 153 178% 227 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 289GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 869 636 636 638 638 622 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	238% Outstanding	Read 1982 Write 1,786 Mixed 705 SusWrite 673 286% 1,287 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 61.6 234% 91.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,026 DQ Write 1,052 DQ Mixed 833 683% 971 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 254%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 221GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1834 1632 1628 1630 1630 1631 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	366% Outstanding	Read 2,667 Write 2,199 Mixed 1,940 SusWrite 1664 475% 2,117 MB/s	4K Read 68.8 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 98.3 328% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 1,401 DQ Write 1,117 DQ Mixed 1,257 941% 1,258 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 366% Great: 410%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 1,926 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0406 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 158 165 163 163 162 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	16.4% Very poor	Read 102 Write 16.4 Mixed 85.3 SusWrite 162 20% 91.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 11.1 4K Mixed 0.8 8% 4.2 MB/s	DQ Read 0.9 DQ Write 6.9 DQ Mixed 2 2% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 18%
Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB-$503 3,421 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 223GB free Firmware: M311 SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 416 422 430 430 430 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 428 Mixed 310 SusWrite 422 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 36.3 144% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 254 214% 312 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 27.3 99% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 36.9 SC Mixed 26.9 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 52.6 76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 110%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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