Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	108% 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	277% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	11.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '18 at 23:35
Run Duration	261 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 863 86% 701 Pts	64-Core 1,089 67% 1,089 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 150 Parallax 142 115% 144 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 138 Splatting 111 99% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 280GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 901 919 1442 1553 1577 1550 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 2,275 Write 1,732 Mixed 818 SusWrite 1,324 342% 1,537 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 62.3 205% 71.4 MB/s	DQ Read 968 DQ Write 897 DQ Mixed 875 672% 913 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 353%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB-$67 5,838 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 823GB free Firmware: X61110RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 370 457 474 483 478 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 481 Mixed 361 SusWrite 437 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 98.4 4K Mixed 48.8 174% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 278 228% 326 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 121%
WD Black 6TB (2015)-$296 5,447 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 153 198 199 199 201 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Read 149 Write 237 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 182 120% 164 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 361GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 130 128 129 129 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 130 Write 101 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 128 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 113%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB 9,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 195 189 194 192 189 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 237 Write 236 Mixed 110 SusWrite 193 142% 194 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 1.8 366% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 138%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB-$96 4,081 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.8% Good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 20 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 21.5 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 60.3 66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 128%

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

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Typical ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) Builds (Compare 3,996 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	2,910x
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 $95Bench 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 $15	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