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 (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	357% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180409
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	May 29 '18 at 19:59
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$192 746,287 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)	109% Outstanding	Memory 98.9 1-Core 160 2-Core 320 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 637 8-Core 1,054 103% 845 Pts	64-Core 1,333 82% 1,333 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 109% 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: 2062 MHz, MLim: 3102 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 397.93 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 289 Reflection 213 Parallax 203 236% 235 fps	Gravity 196 Splatting 132 141% 164 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 4TB 1,660 User benchmarks, average bench 427% 1TB free Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 824 Mixed 529 140% 623 MB/s	4K Read 8.96 4K Write 49.2 4K Mixed 34 83% 30.7 MB/s	DQ Read 24.9 DQ Write 36.2 DQ Mixed 20.2 18% 27.1 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 672%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB 13,939 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 393GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	357% Outstanding	Read 3,087 Write 2,668 Mixed 2,083 580% 2,613 MB/s	4K Read 60.3 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 34.4 207% 76.9 MB/s	DQ Read 59.2 DQ Write 422 DQ Mixed 34.6 88% 172 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 357% 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 (92^nd 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 6846 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1102 (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 95 95 2324 (0A) Spinup retry count 122 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 506 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 8 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 274 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1665 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 214749282343 (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 96 96 1802 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 541 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	110% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 194 Mixed 183 142% 188 MB/s	4K Read 2.46 4K Write 3.24 4K Mixed 0.55 224% 2.09 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%
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 6850 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1361 (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 95 95 2237 (0A) Spinup retry count 127 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 503 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 254 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 2904 (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 98 98 928 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 586 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	112% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 200 Mixed 184 144% 191 MB/s	4K Read 2.42 4K Write 3.25 4K Mixed 0.57 225% 2.08 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%
Asmt 2115 2TB 399 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 628GB free Firmware: 0 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	78.3% Very good	Read 145 Write 128 Mixed 117 98% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 1.94 4K Mixed 0.19 88% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 102%

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 (78^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	MC Read 46 MC Write 48.3 MC Mixed 32.8 121% 42.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 54.1 SC Mixed 36.4 106% 37 GB/s	Latency 41.7 96% 41.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 120% 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 $192Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,935x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	267x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	260x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	868x
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 $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	275x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	192x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	180x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $167Bench 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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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $1,323

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16