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 way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	325% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 28 '19 at 17:36
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 138 2-Core 278 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 543 8-Core 877 87% 710 Pts	64-Core 1,129 70% 1,129 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.1% 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 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.15 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 165 Reflection 177 Parallax 164 135% 169 fps	Gravity 153 Splatting 98.4 107% 126 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 426GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2219 835 832 833 833 832 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	325% Outstanding	Read 2,649 Write 2,444 Mixed 1,862 SusWrite 1,064 449% 2,005 MB/s	4K Read 69.9 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 95.8 320% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,460 DQ Write 1,009 DQ Mixed 1,190 900% 1,219 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 325% Great: 355%
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 128GB-$110 2,093 User benchmarks, average bench 165% 113GB free Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 562 623 579 606 631 629 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	188% Outstanding	Read 1,611 Write 620 Mixed 666 SusWrite 605 193% 876 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 54.2 214% 80.4 MB/s	DQ Read 697 DQ Write 250 DQ Mixed 391 310% 446 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 188% Great: 188%
OCZ ONYX 32GB 164 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 27GB free Firmware: 1.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 58 57 57 57 57 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	25.1% Poor	Read 102 Write 65 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 57.6 16% 73.7 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 8.9 61% 15.2 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 25.1% Great: 26%
OCZ Vertex 3 MAX IOPS 120GB-$106 3,124 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 111GB free Firmware: 2.50 SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 265 227 225 227 225 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 444 Write 279 Mixed 287 SusWrite 241 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 40.7 157% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 248 DQ Mixed 241 186% 254 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 88%
Seagate ST3250820AS 250GB-$50 16,391 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 197GB free Firmware: 3.ADG SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 78 79 79 79 79 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 78.7 Write 75.5 Mixed 44 SusWrite 78.2 51% 69.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 44%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$26 56,540 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 113GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 103 103 103 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 100 Write 99.3 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 102 66% 89.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$234 3,507 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 39.5 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 31.9 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 44.5 SC Mixed 31.1 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 49.5 81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 117%

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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	2,383x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 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 $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 $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) $35	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