Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	111% 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	322% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181105
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 18 '19 at 00:02
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 99.2 1-Core 130 2-Core 326 100% 185 Pts	4-Core 651 8-Core 1,085 106% 868 Pts	64-Core 1,357 84% 1,357 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3717) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2677 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 145 Reflection 158 Parallax 135 118% 146 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 145 Splatting 116 104% 128 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 379GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2194 659 611 618 619 619 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	322% Outstanding	Read 2,585 Write 2,385 Mixed 1,669 SusWrite 886 420% 1,881 MB/s	4K Read 67.2 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 95.8 316% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,592 DQ Write 1,376 DQ Mixed 1,442 1,092% 1,470 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 322% Great: 340%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 67GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,053 Write 1,520 Mixed 637 308% 1,403 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 59.3 248% 98.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,102 DQ Write 1,290 DQ Mixed 888 754% 1093 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 613GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 95 97 97 96 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 84.2 Write 113 Mixed 55 SusWrite 94.3 64% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 11,301 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3808 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	MC Read 47.1 MC Write 44.5 MC Mixed 32 118% 41.2 GB/s	SC Read 26.6 SC Write 47.1 SC Mixed 38 106% 37.2 GB/s	Latency 40.2 100% 40.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,933x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	267x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	260x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	868x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	356x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	262x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	275x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	192x
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	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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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $1,270

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16