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 (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	118% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180518
Uptime	8.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '18 at 17:04
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 157 2-Core 305 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 935 93% 758 Pts	64-Core 1,271 79% 1,271 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4991) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 101 Reflection 102 Parallax 91.8 82% 98.3 fps	Gravity 88.6 Splatting 78 73% 83.3 fps
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 167GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 282 287 290 289 284 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 479 Mixed 416 SusWrite 306 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 59.5 203% 72.9 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 118GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 475 480 491 487 474 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 480 Mixed 398 SusWrite 480 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 63.5 216% 77.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 361 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 369GB free Firmware: CC4D SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 112 110 113 110 112 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 180 Write 174 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 111 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 630GB free Firmware: HP34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 180 182 183 182 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 182 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 180 114% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C17 2x8GB 2,470 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	74.8% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 23.2 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 24.3 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 89%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $1,262

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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