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 way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	244% 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	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.

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	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181105
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '18 at 07:19
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (97^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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 159 2-Core 318 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 634 8-Core 938 98% 786 Pts	64-Core 964 60% 964 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 303GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1176 1234 603 584 586 584 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	244% Outstanding	Read 1,463 Write 1260 Mixed 634 SusWrite 794 232% 1,038 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 75.4 254% 97 MB/s	DQ Read 1,290 DQ Write 1,331 DQ Mixed 1,003 839% 1,208 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 244% Great: 254%
WD Green SATA M.2 120GB-$47 6,576 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 101GB free Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 169 90 93 96 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 486 Write 400 Mixed 380 SusWrite 134 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 24.6 148% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 159 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 33.1 80% 163 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 73%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 112GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 61 53 57 63 55 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 343 Mixed 332 SusWrite 87.2 70% 316 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 45.6 170% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 306 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 104 128% 225 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 82%
Intel 320 Series 120GB-$89 9,651 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 103GB free Firmware: 4PC10362 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 137 137 137 136 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 260 Write 134 Mixed 146 SusWrite 137 38% 169 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 44.8 4K Mixed 23.5 87% 30 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 89 DQ Mixed 70.1 64% 99 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 1x8GB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3193 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 15.3 56% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 21.3 SC Mixed 17.4 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 48.6 82% 48.6 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 60%

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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 $95Bench 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

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $1,262

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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