Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 99.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	95% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	127% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	10 Days
Run Date	Aug 13 '18 at 22:30
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 150 2-Core 298 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 545 8-Core 955 91% 750 Pts	64-Core 1,259 78% 1,259 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2322 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 122 Parallax 105 98% 116 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 107 Splatting 107 88% 108 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 422GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 480 486 462 460 460 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 454 Mixed 376 SusWrite 473 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 58.8 201% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 358 270% 363 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 124%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 166 179 184 171 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 182 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 176 111% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 0.7 222% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 113%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 73GB free Firmware: GM4OA5CA SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 56 55 58 57 57 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 85 Write 81 Mixed 42.7 SusWrite 56.8 49% 66.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 51%
Samsung HD105SI 1TB 5,813 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 815GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 72 79 78 79 79 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 77.7 Write 32.8 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 74.8 43% 58.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 36 MC Mixed 26.8 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 38 SC Mixed 31.1 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 47.4 84% 47.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 110%

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Gaming 112%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 103%

UFO

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	259x

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	273x
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	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: 79% - Very good

Total price: $1,262

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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