Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	62.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). 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 (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '18 at 17:16
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 136 2-Core 274 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 767 78% 632 Pts	64-Core 1,023 63% 1,023 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6267) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Lighting 78.9 Reflection 80 Parallax 67.6 64% 75.5 fps	MRender 70.5 Gravity 72.2 Splatting 74.7 60% 72.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,683 Write 6,333 Mixed 6,488 1,453% 6,501 MB/s	4K Read 348 4K Write 233 4K Mixed 245 965% 276 MB/s	DQ Read 880 DQ Write 722 DQ Mixed 750 575% 784 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 252GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 71 69 76 74 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 110 Write 132 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 71.6 72% 97.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 88%
WD Red Pro 4TB (2014)-$189 679 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 504GB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 119 120 121 120 120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 120 Write 110 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 120 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 101%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 441GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 138 140 139 138 144 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	60% Good	Read 69.2 Write 63.3 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 140 58% 79.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2733 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 22.5 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 23.8 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 61.1 66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 95%

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Desktop 96%

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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	2,386x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 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 $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	229x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	199x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	183x
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: $1,124

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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