Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	106% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '18 at 02:41
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 141 2-Core 312 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 623 8-Core 988 99% 806 Pts	64-Core 1,263 78% 1,263 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.63 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 150 Parallax 128 113% 139 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 138 Splatting 110 98% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$45 6,819 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: V6005-a9 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 692 Write 584 Mixed 524 133% 600 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 52.1 187% 69.2 MB/s	DQ Read 263 DQ Write 401 DQ Mixed 283 228% 316 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 140%
PNY SSD2SC480G1CS1754D117-514 480GB 2,428 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 163GB free Firmware: CS111101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 401 400 401 400 402 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 386 Write 399 Mixed 268 SusWrite 400 82% 363 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 90.5 4K Mixed 38.5 136% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 190 168% 251 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 99%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 68GB free Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 150 149 145 144 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 431 Write 157 Mixed 212 SusWrite 148 52% 237 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 96.7 4K Mixed 38.9 152% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 188 DQ Write 156 DQ Mixed 131 109% 158 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 189 191 189 191 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 151 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 190 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 185 182 183 183 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 186 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 184 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%
TOSHIBA External HDD 1TB 173 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 809GB free, PID 0b13 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 40 39 39 39 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	19% Very poor	Read 36.7 Write 38 Mixed 32.3 SusWrite 39.4 50% 36.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 74% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 19% Great: 20%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 6TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 162 176 172 174 165 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 157 Write 167 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 168 193% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.3 116% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3200C16 4x8GB 29,525 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 31.4 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 44.6 SC Mixed 31.3 94% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 120%

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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	2,905x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 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	354x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 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 $127Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	331x
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: 78% - Very good

Total price: $1,276

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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