Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	82.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	1.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 4.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180914
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '18 at 22:39
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 98.7 1-Core 159 2-Core 315 105% 191 Pts	4-Core 621 8-Core 1,037 101% 829 Pts	64-Core 1,313 81% 1,313 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 1TB-$102 9,497 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 172 162 161 189 166 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Read 484 Write 350 Mixed 176 SusWrite 189 66% 300 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 60 4K Mixed 37.3 115% 40.3 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 193 183% 287 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 120%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 47GB free Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 355 200 164 172 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 446 Write 475 Mixed 388 SusWrite 255 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 40.6 146% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 343 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 328 246% 329 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 99%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 50GB free Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,958 Write 1,720 Mixed 762 327% 1,480 MB/s	4K Read 49 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 58.5 226% 84.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,100 DQ Write 1,011 DQ Mixed 932 733% 1,014 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 88GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 90 89 100 146 134 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 56.7 Write 108 Mixed 32 SusWrite 108 55% 76.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 368% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 110%
PHD 3.0 Silicon-Power 1TB 4,921 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 379GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 87 90 89 89 89 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 76.2 Write 83 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 88.7 106% 77.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.4 163% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C18 1x8GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4200 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	65.1% Good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 16.1 60% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 22.8 SC Mixed 21.7 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 42.4 94% 42.4 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 69%

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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	2,384x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 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 $910Bench 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	182x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	177x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $127Bench 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: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $1,143

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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