Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 134% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	125% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	206% 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	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '20 at 21:24
Run Duration	259 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 158 2-Core 315 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 635 8-Core 1,013 101% 824 Pts	64-Core 1,249 77% 1,249 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 100%

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: 457.30 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 171 Reflection 182 Parallax 174 139% 176 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 179 Splatting 121 116% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 184 201 196 175 197 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 1399 Write 1,059 Mixed 1,050 SusWrite 236 208% 936 MB/s	4K Read 63.2 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 84.3 286% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 979 DQ Write 1,100 DQ Mixed 1,012 770% 1,031 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 280%
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 143GB free Firmware: EXM03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 478 479 483 480 441 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 471 Mixed 376 SusWrite 471 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 58.3 199% 70.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 336 259% 354 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 127%
WDC WDS100T2B0B 1TB 6,502 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 93GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 463 464 468 465 466 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 408 Write 243 Mixed 329 SusWrite 455 81% 359 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 61.4 4K Mixed 37.7 126% 43.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 253 216% 318 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 122%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 232GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 311 311 311 311 310 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 473 Mixed 398 SusWrite 328 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 61 205% 72.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 356 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 124%
Sabrent Rocket Q4 2TB 2,089 User benchmarks, average bench 250% 2TB free Firmware: RKT40Q.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1391 1393 1405 1395 1394 1402 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 1,077 Write 1,302 Mixed 1,139 SusWrite 1,397 278% 1229 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 84.7 288% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,298 DQ Write 1102 DQ Mixed 1198 898% 1,199 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 421%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB 89,596 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 237GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 74 69 60 52 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	39.6% Below average	Read 73 Write 99 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 63.7 54% 73.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.5 183% 2 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	85.2% Excellent	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 25.5 85% 29.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 35.8 SC Mixed 26.6 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 114%

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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