Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	20.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190502
Uptime	6.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 22 '19 at 23:19
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	EGY-User
Background CPU	71%

PC Performing as expected (49^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 136 2-Core 264 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 790 78% 637 Pts	64-Core 918 57% 918 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.3% 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: 441.66 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 195 Parallax 176 152% 186 fps	MRender 28.6 Gravity 20 Splatting 26.1 20% 24.9 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,906 Write 1,539 Mixed 1309 352% 1,585 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 50.9 4K Mixed 41.7 139% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 991 DQ Write 749 DQ Mixed 855 643% 865 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
WDC WD20EARX-00PASB0 525GB 129GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 414 302 256 256 255 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 396 Write 397 Mixed 347 SusWrite 314 82% 363 MB/s	4K Read 17.7 4K Write 34 4K Mixed 23.3 75% 25 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 323 243% 324 MB/s

Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 27GB free Firmware: EXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1175 Write 1,032 Mixed 985 237% 1,064 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 57.3 4K Mixed 46.5 150% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,106 DQ Write 871 DQ Mixed 974 733% 984 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 178GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 93 92 96 97 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 107 Write 108 Mixed 82 SusWrite 94.4 72% 97.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 100%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 561GB free Firmware: AX1R4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 109 107 108 108 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 100 Write 91.2 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 107 60% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 62%
Seagate ST8000DM0004-1ZC11G 8TB 186 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 3.5TB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 218 213 218 216 216 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 36% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR32GX4M4C3600C18 4x8GB 1,121 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 41.9 MC Write 43.3 MC Mixed 33 113% 39.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 44.8 SC Mixed 29 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 51.4 78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 134%

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Typical ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) Builds (Compare 3,988 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 112%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 103%

UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) - $320

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,904x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	265x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	259x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	867x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	354x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	261x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	273x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	188x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	180x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	331x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	192x
KHX2400C15/8G KHX2400C15D4/4G KHX2400C15/8G 20GBKingstonBench 84%, 239 samples	69x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $1,262

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 $46

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