Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	279% 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.

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Run History

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '18 at 03:31
Run Duration	104 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%

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-$208 746,287 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 97.4 1-Core 156 2-Core 318 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 632 8-Core 985 100% 809 Pts	64-Core 1,278 79% 1,278 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6797) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 3002 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 390.77 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 107 Reflection 112 Parallax 111 87% 110 fps	Gravity 110 Splatting 67.3 76% 88.8 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 309GB free Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	287% Outstanding	Read 2,652 Write 1,890 Mixed 2,049 488% 2,197 MB/s	4K Read 50.6 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 38 204% 79.2 MB/s	DQ Read 52.8 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 38.2 50% 87 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 287% Great: 353%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 219GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	279% Outstanding	Read 2,794 Write 1,667 Mixed 1,892 468% 2,118 MB/s	4K Read 49 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 36.8 196% 75.3 MB/s	DQ Read 51.1 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 163 131% 174 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 279% Great: 353%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4133 C19 4x8GB 99 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	MC Read 44.2 MC Write 48.4 MC Mixed 34.9 121% 42.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.8 SC Write 49.5 SC Mixed 34.6 103% 36 GB/s	Latency 48.7 82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 129%

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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 - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $208Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,389x
Core i9-9900KIntel $439Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	299x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	252x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	686x
GTX 1080Nvidia $265Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	336x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	229x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	199x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	183x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	178x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	145x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	115x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $1,154

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