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 (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	233% 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	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	15.6 GB free of 20 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180914
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '18 at 23:58
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 158 2-Core 318 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 630 8-Core 983 100% 806 Pts	64-Core 1,261 78% 1,261 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 152GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1358 306 307 307 309 307 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 1,965 Write 1,506 Mixed 729 SusWrite 482 259% 1,171 MB/s	4K Read 53.4 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 59.8 243% 91.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,183 DQ Write 1,139 DQ Mixed 782 691% 1,035 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 236%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 158GB free Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 356 358 356 358 356 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 502 Write 358 Mixed 235 SusWrite 356 81% 363 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 15.4 130% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 87.6 109% 189 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 86%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$16 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 464GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 105 108 108 108 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	60% Above average	Read 102 Write 106 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 107 68% 92.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 60%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$16 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 466GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 108 109 110 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 104 Write 106 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 109 68% 93.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 60%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$16 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 140GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 82 82 83 83 83 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 77.5 Write 81.5 Mixed 49 SusWrite 82.4 53% 72.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 60%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$16 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 466GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 107 108 109 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 111 Write 110 Mixed 58 SusWrite 108 71% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 60%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 414GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 83 89 88 87 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Read 109 Write 106 Mixed 30 SusWrite 86.4 60% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 107%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 4GB 954 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 2GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.8 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.2 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	6.19% Terrible	Read 20.5 Write 5 Mixed 6.2 SusWrite 6.1 10% 9.45 MB/s	4K Read 8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 30% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.19% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M4A2666C16 CMK16GX4M4A2666C16 CMK32GX4M4A2666C16 CMK16GX4M4A2666C16 20GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2806, 2806, 2806, 2806 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	79.4% Very good	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 29.4 MC Mixed 22.4 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 29.4 SC Mixed 26.3 72% 25 GB/s	Latency 47.8 84% 47.8 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 107%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 103%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,388x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	299x
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 $600Bench 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