Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 140% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 132% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	134% 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	132% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180508
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Jun 30 '18 at 02:03
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 153 2-Core 305 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 591 8-Core 980 96% 786 Pts	64-Core 1,262 78% 1,262 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6698) ≥ 4GB; evga 1080 ti ftw hydro CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 189 Reflection 208 Parallax 202 154% 200 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 185 Splatting 128 120% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 407GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 409 474 474 474 471 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 450 Mixed 371 SusWrite 463 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 64 218% 78.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 134%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 594GB free Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1175 858 1177 1153 1157 1147 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 1,308 Write 1,092 Mixed 764 SusWrite 1,111 240% 1,069 MB/s	4K Read 51.6 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 70.7 245% 88.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,306 DQ Write 1,163 DQ Mixed 1171 896% 1,213 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 363%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 0GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 460 Write 458 Mixed 389 97% 436 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 52 193% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 156 125% 180 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 0GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 461 Write 448 Mixed 385 96% 432 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 54.4 193% 67 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 151 122% 176 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 180 181 183 181 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 147 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 180 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 125 125 124 123 122 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 161 Write 177 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 124 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 214% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 4,091 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 31.1 104% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 42 SC Mixed 31 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 51.8 77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 117%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 103%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,386x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	298x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	250x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	686x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	336x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	229x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	199x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	183x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	177x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	145x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	115x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,129

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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