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 (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180622
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '18 at 18:59
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	30%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 142 2-Core 281 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 611 72% 559 Pts	64-Core 619 38% 619 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6684) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 148 Reflection 149 Parallax 129 121% 142 fps	Gravity 140 Splatting 110 109% 125 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Optane+238G 256GB 1,939 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: 16.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 121 125 135 354 139 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 35% Great: 101%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 66GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 66 79 74 66 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Read 506 Write 143 Mixed 152 SusWrite 85.9 48% 222 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 24.7 144% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 63.8 93% 180 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 108%
Envoy 2012 121GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 11GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 322 Write 256 Mixed 252 62% 277 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 54.2 4K Mixed 35.7 117% 39.3 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 128 103% 145 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 62%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 351GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 130 135 133 133 133 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 97.2 Write 90.5 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 132 71% 97 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 86%
Samsung Flash Drive DUO 32GB 866 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 4GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 22 21 21 21 27 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	31.9% Below average	Read 144 Write 43.7 Mixed 49.3 SusWrite 23.7 71% 65.2 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1.2 110% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x4GB 373 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	MC Read 34.1 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 28.9 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 32.1 SC Mixed 25.1 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 52.4 76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 91%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,387x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	298x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	250x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	686x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	336x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	229x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,129

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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