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 (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	166% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200925
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '20 at 06:50
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (49^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-$186 746,287 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)	108% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 162 2-Core 326 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 643 8-Core 1,026 102% 834 Pts	64-Core 1,269 79% 1,269 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 218 206 207 192 196 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	166% Outstanding	Read 1,479 Write 1,086 Mixed 1,081 SusWrite 243 216% 972 MB/s	4K Read 61.3 4K Write 73.1 4K Mixed 66 216% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 953 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 309 286% 466 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 280%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$200 28,979 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 82GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 256 157 161 154 157 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 481 Mixed 419 SusWrite 224 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 68.6 4K Mixed 41.6 144% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 240 180% 249 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 122%
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 131GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 454 440 455 430 445 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 456 Mixed 440 SusWrite 443 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 52.8 4K Mixed 40.4 140% 44.4 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 71.3 DQ Mixed 158 134% 206 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 123%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 3,378 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2TB free Firmware: 0342 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 134 130 134 128 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 138 Write 88.3 Mixed 74.1 SusWrite 130 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 4x8GB 6,151 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 40.1 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 30.3 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 45.4 SC Mixed 32 94% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 52.6 76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 143%

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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	2,905x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	265x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	259x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	867x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	354x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	261x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	273x
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	331x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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