Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 133% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	128% 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	308% 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.

Very high background CPU (90%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	22.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180409
Uptime	9 Days
Run Date	Aug 13 '18 at 22:39
Run Duration	281 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	90%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.9 1-Core 147 2-Core 293 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 905 91% 739 Pts	64-Core 1143 71% 1143 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 199 Parallax 192 146% 190 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 170 Splatting 124 114% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 840GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1787 1799 1806 1850 1848 1848 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	308% Outstanding	Read 2,194 Write 1,959 Mixed 982 SusWrite 1,823 390% 1,739 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 62.3 208% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,059 DQ Write 950 DQ Mixed 900 703% 969 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 308% Great: 363%
Transcend TS1TSSD370S 1TB 494 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 881GB free Firmware: P0614D SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 424 424 424 423 424 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 417 Mixed 310 SusWrite 423 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 82.3 4K Mixed 39.6 136% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 197 172% 254 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%
Seagate ST3250820AS 250GB-$60 16,391 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 132GB free Firmware: 3.AAC SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 57 58 59 59 59 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	37.1% Below average	Read 71 Write 36.8 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 58.1 38% 51.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 44%
WD Black 4TB (2012)-$323 4,113 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01L01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 110 110 111 111 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Read 99.7 Write 94 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 110 71% 96.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.9 192% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 93%
WD WD2001FASS-00U0B0 2TB 6,005 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 298GB free Firmware: 01.00101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 83 83 84 84 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 87 Write 83.7 Mixed 77 SusWrite 82.7 61% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.8 180% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 83%
Hds72505 0KLA360 500GB 245 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 78GB free Firmware: K2AO SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 49 49 48 48 48 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	26.5% Poor	Read 43 Write 38.3 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 48.6 30% 40.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 33%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 255GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 92 92 93 93 94 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 100 Write 96.2 Mixed 69 SusWrite 92.9 66% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C18 4x8GB 160 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	MC Read 47.2 MC Write 49.2 MC Mixed 36.3 126% 44.2 GB/s	SC Read 24.7 SC Write 52.7 SC Mixed 35.8 108% 37.7 GB/s	Latency 46.6 86% 46.6 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 129%

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Typical ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) Builds (Compare 3,997 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	2,911x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	265x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	260x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	867x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	356x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	261x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	274x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	188x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	180x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	332x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $45	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