Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	129% 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.
Boot Drive	325% 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	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	23.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181105
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '19 at 07:08
Run Duration	272 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399 38,086 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 137 2-Core 272 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 873 87% 709 Pts	64-Core 1,111 69% 1,111 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85F1) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 181 Reflection 197 Parallax 191 148% 190 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 178 Splatting 124 115% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 332GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1601 1748 1746 1650 1678 1739 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	325% Outstanding	Read 2484 Write 1,560 Mixed 812 SusWrite 1,694 364% 1,638 MB/s	4K Read 50.4 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 67.8 247% 92 MB/s	DQ Read 1,125 DQ Write 972 DQ Mixed 972 749% 1,023 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 325% Great: 353%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 477GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1121 1086 1109 1112 1113 1120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	235% Outstanding	Read 1,120 Write 970 Mixed 964 SusWrite 1110 234% 1,041 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 68.9 239% 88.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,148 DQ Write 1,039 DQ Mixed 1081 814% 1,089 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 235% Great: 393%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$51 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 632GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 107 108 109 108 109 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 172 Write 187 Mixed 89.2 SusWrite 108 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 112%
WDC WD60 03FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 5.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 181 178 179 180 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 247 Write 251 Mixed 156 SusWrite 176 275% 207 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 7.9 4K Mixed 1.6 332% 4 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 99%
WDC WD60 03FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB 4TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.5 0.1 0 0 0 1.1 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	54.2% Above average	Read 230 Write 236 Mixed 124 SusWrite 0.6 183% 148 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 6.5 4K Mixed 1.6 286% 3.63 MB/s

WDC WD40 EZRZ-00GXCB0 4TB 154 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 3.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.2 0.3 0.1 0 0 1.6 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	34.3% Below average	Read 176 Write 179 Mixed 131 SusWrite 0.9 154% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 130% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 68%
WDC WD40 EZRZ-00GXCB0 4TB 154 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 3.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 181 178 179 180 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	72% Very good	Read 176 Write 178 Mixed 126 SusWrite 176 222% 164 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 68%
TS-RDF5 SD Transcend 128GB 589 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 67GB free, PID 4000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 84 83 84 84 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	39.8% Below average	Read 87.7 Write 77.2 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 82.6 106% 78.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 3.5 225% 3.63 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 1,151 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 30.3 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 45.7 SC Mixed 30.1 93% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%

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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 $184Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,938x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	267x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	262x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	870x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	356x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	263x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $152Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	275x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	193x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	180x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	334x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	194x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	70x

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Total price: $1,254

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16