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 above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	378% 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

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '18 at 06:36
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 5.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 99 1-Core 167 2-Core 337 109% 201 Pts	4-Core 657 8-Core 1,102 107% 879 Pts	64-Core 1,411 87% 1,411 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 111% 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 6393) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 390.77 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB 13,939 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 430GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	378% Outstanding	Read 3,086 Write 2,831 Mixed 2,824 650% 2,914 MB/s	4K Read 66.4 4K Write 181 4K Mixed 47.5 257% 98.2 MB/s	DQ Read 62.6 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 36.3 53% 95 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 378% Great: 313%
Toshiba HDWQ140 4TB 4,700 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3.5TB free Firmware: FJ1M Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 3349 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 378 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 1124 (0A) Spinup retry count 107 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 266 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 144 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1465 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 236224118826 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 253 0 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 0 (DE) Loaded hours 99 99 453 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 572 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	111% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 192 Mixed 183 143% 190 MB/s	4K Read 2.08 4K Write 3.18 4K Mixed 0.57 209% 1.94 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%
Toshiba HDWQ140 4TB 4,700 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: FJ1M Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 4399 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 342 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 1129 (0A) Spinup retry count 106 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 264 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 6 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 158 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 442 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 214749282341 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 253 0 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 0 (DE) Loaded hours 98 98 1078 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 555 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	91% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 157 Mixed 162 120% 160 MB/s	4K Read 1.21 4K Write 2.35 4K Mixed 0.56 156% 1.38 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4133 C17 2x8GB 426 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4133 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	122% Outstanding	MC Read 45.8 MC Write 49.4 MC Mixed 32.6 122% 42.6 GB/s	SC Read 27 SC Write 55.2 SC Mixed 37.5 114% 39.9 GB/s	Latency 40.9 98% 40.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 134%

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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	2,911x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	265x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	260x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	867x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 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	188x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	180x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	332x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $45	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