Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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.
Boot Drive	242% 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191007
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '20 at 01:38
Run Duration	273 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 138 2-Core 277 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 861 83% 684 Pts	64-Core 1,134 70% 1,134 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2487) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.87 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 221 Reflection 229 Parallax 247 180% 232 fps	Gravity 224 Splatting 141 156% 182 fps
Poor: 128% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1066 875 1093 1094 1089 1025 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 1,169 Write 1,025 Mixed 756 SusWrite 1,040 224% 998 MB/s	4K Read 50.8 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 71.6 247% 89.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,314 DQ Write 1195 DQ Mixed 1,095 865% 1,201 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 353%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 126GB free Firmware: DXM05B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 361 456 452 451 452 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 482 Mixed 348 SusWrite 437 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 48 174% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 174 177% 288 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 116%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$192 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 2TB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1200 1191 1189 1198 1196 1200 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 1,329 Write 1,232 Mixed 954 SusWrite 1,196 265% 1,178 MB/s	4K Read 58.7 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 75 268% 96.6 MB/s	DQ Read 983 DQ Write 891 DQ Mixed 322 410% 732 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 282%
WD Black 6TB (2015)-$296 5,447 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 170 170 169 170 170 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 121 Write 200 Mixed 109 SusWrite 171 111% 150 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1 366% 3 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 118%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 456GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 105 111 106 108 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 124 Write 104 Mixed 102 SusWrite 108 81% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 76%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 111 125 113 125 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 135 Write 40.5 Mixed 52 SusWrite 114 62% 85.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 196% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 72%
WD Black 4TB (2012)-$323 4,113 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01L01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 134 143 142 143 142 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 137 Write 137 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 141 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 93%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 196 196 201 196 211 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 203 Write 200 Mixed 83.8 SusWrite 199 125% 172 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 0.6 210% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.7% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 22.6 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 22.4 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 106%

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Gaming 112%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 103%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,904x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 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 $630Bench 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 $95Bench 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 $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