Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% 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.
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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	22.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180518
Uptime	7.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '21 at 19:51
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 87 1-Core 139 2-Core 279 92% 168 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 861 84% 689 Pts	64-Core 1,133 70% 1,133 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 140 Parallax 130 106% 133 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 135 Splatting 117 100% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215 19,372 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.5 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 384 Write 374 Mixed 255 75% 337 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 40 159% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 343 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 261 202% 279 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 104%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 33GB free Firmware: U21010RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 418 415 421 419 418 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 409 Mixed 273 SusWrite 416 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 18.1 129% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 110 119% 195 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 86%
Samsung PSSD T7 1TB 2,443 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 138GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 473 298 570 580 580 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Read 535 Write 178 Mixed 311 SusWrite 481 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 62.5 4K Mixed 34.3 118% 41.3 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 252 189% 258 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 204 207 208 209 205 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 181 Mixed 85 SusWrite 201 120% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 375GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 156 157 157 158 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 162 Mixed 84 SusWrite 155 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 113%
Lacie Rugged USB-C 2TB 944 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 119GB free Firmware: 1153 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	23.3% Poor	Read 38.7 Write 40 Mixed 35 SusWrite 41.9 29% 38.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2800 C16 4x8GB 975 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.9% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 23.2 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 24.7 71% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 121%

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,929x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	267x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	260x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	867x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	356x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	262x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	274x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	192x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $82Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	180x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	334x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	194x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	70x

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Total price: $1,260

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16