Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 140% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 121% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	136% 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	268% 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.

Very high background CPU (73%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 21 '18 at 03:02
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	73%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 149 2-Core 299 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 887 92% 742 Pts	64-Core 852 53% 852 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6694) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2902 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Lighting 192 Reflection 205 Parallax 205 157% 201 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 193 Splatting 133 123% 152 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1338 305 306 305 306 307 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 2,438 Write 1,461 Mixed 1,171 SusWrite 478 307% 1,387 MB/s	4K Read 58.3 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 79.6 278% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 966 DQ Write 1,500 DQ Mixed 990 818% 1,152 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 871GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 485 486 488 488 488 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 491 Mixed 469 SusWrite 481 110% 489 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 64.5 220% 79.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 511GB free Firmware: 0706 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 86 88 88 87 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 85.8 Write 61 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 86.4 52% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 167% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 66%
Kingston FCR-HS219/1 32GB 126 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 23GB free, PID 6148 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 19 19 19 19 19 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	17.2% Very poor	Read 18 Write 19 Mixed 18.2 SusWrite 19 26% 18.5 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 3.8 251% 4.33 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	MC Read 32.1 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 23.2 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 25.1 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Workstation 103%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,399x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	299x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	253x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	688x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	337x
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	184x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	179x

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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,136

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16