Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 159% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 148% UFO


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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	158% 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	111% 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 (11%). 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	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171011
Uptime	3.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '19 at 15:06
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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 i7-8700K-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 892 89% 726 Pts	64-Core 1,216 75% 1,216 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

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: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2775 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	158% Outstanding	Lighting 250 Reflection 189 Parallax 196 204% 211 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 172 Splatting 122 112% 138 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 730 Series 480GB-$230 5,159 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: L2010420 SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 449 449 452 432 433 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 410 Write 477 Mixed 345 SusWrite 445 95% 419 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 43.4 173% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 315 239% 323 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%
Corsair Force GS 360GB-$294 529 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 142GB free Firmware: 5.07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 180 176 179 177 178 MB/s Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	55.6% Above average	Read 254 Write 185 Mixed 206 SusWrite 178 46% 206 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 21.1 4K Mixed 23.4 91% 25.8 MB/s	DQ Read 230 DQ Write 81 DQ Mixed 86.5 82% 132 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 65%
Intel 730 Series 480GB-$230 5,159 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 389GB free Firmware: L2010420 SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 472 443 415 413 414 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 421 Write 480 Mixed 344 SusWrite 437 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 43.3 176% 67.9 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 315 239% 323 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 497GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1437 1212 1214 1212 1213 1214 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 2021 Write 1,794 Mixed 848 SusWrite 1,250 330% 1,478 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 67.5 245% 95.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1539 DQ Write 1,200 DQ Mixed 1,097 895% 1,279 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 302%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 3.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 107 106 107 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 130 Write 104 Mixed 66 SusWrite 107 133% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 6.9 4K Mixed 0.7 263% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 31.5 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 31.6 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 50.4 79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 120%

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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