Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 156% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 148% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	141% 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	313% 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

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180227
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '18 at 06:27
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 99.2 1-Core 163 2-Core 324 107% 196 Pts	4-Core 646 8-Core 1,097 106% 872 Pts	64-Core 1,372 85% 1,372 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3604) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 3002 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.24 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	141% Outstanding	Lighting 203 Reflection 208 Parallax 193 165% 201 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 199 Splatting 135 126% 155 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 141% 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% 369GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	313% Outstanding	Read 2,916 Write 1,885 Mixed 2,066 507% 2,289 MB/s	4K Read 52.7 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 42.2 219% 85.5 MB/s	DQ Read 391 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 39.6 120% 259 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 313% Great: 353%
WD WD8001FFWX-68J1UN0 8TB 379 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 6TB free Firmware: 83.H0A03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 133 133 108 (03) Spinup time 235 235 34378744078 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1550 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 128 128 18 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2685 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1112 (16) Unknown 100 100 100 (C0) Power-off retract count 96 96 5275 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 5275 (C2) HDA temperature 200 200 180389609502 (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 200 200 0	105% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 183 Mixed 162 132% 175 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 5.04 4K Mixed 0.4 171% 2.08 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 136 136 108 (03) Spinup time 196 196 38678757680 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 742 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 128 128 18 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2142 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 502 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 774 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 774 (C2) HDA temperature 176 176 219044315170 (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 200 200 0	103% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 177 Mixed 181 135% 179 MB/s	4K Read 0.96 4K Write 5.52 4K Mixed 0.4 186% 2.29 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4266 C19 2x8GB 3,530 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	118% Outstanding	MC Read 46.9 MC Write 44.7 MC Mixed 32.9 119% 41.5 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 46.9 SC Mixed 36.4 104% 36.4 GB/s	Latency 40 100% 40 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 123%

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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	2,910x
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 $95Bench 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 $274	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 $183	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