Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	48.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	157% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180518
Uptime	11.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '18 at 16:39
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	KWT-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399 38,086 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 164 2-Core 320 106% 194 Pts	4-Core 591 8-Core 946 94% 769 Pts	64-Core 1,362 84% 1,362 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 104% 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 85E5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2902 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.7 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.4% Average	Lighting 54.7 Reflection 63.1 Parallax 51.2 45% 56.3 fps	MRender 77.9 Gravity 54.7 Splatting 71.3 56% 68 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
MyDigitalSSD SBX NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$95 196 User benchmarks, average bench 126% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FM11.4 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 609 408 411 395 391 390 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 862 Write 985 Mixed 882 SusWrite 434 178% 791 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 52.8 191% 71.4 MB/s	DQ Read 919 DQ Write 734 DQ Mixed 818 614% 824 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 170%
T-force 250GB 256GB 433 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 432GB free Firmware: P1205E SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 468 477 485 467 87 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 486 Mixed 436 SusWrite 410 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 51.1 181% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 258 206% 285 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 116%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 2TB 8,475 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2TB free Firmware: 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 119 122 122 121 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 109 Write 89.8 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 120 70% 95.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 26.5 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 29.5 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 49.1 81% 49.1 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 107%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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