Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 144% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 135% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	134% 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	284% 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171101
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '17 at 20:22
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$188 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 98.3 1-Core 159 2-Core 319 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 619 8-Core 986 99% 802 Pts	64-Core 1,283 79% 1,283 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6393) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 3001 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 191 Reflection 200 Parallax 191 156% 194 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 176 Splatting 124 116% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 346GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	284% Outstanding	Read 2,831 Write 1,382 Mixed 1,397 410% 1,870 MB/s	4K Read 62.4 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 31.1 219% 84.5 MB/s	DQ Read 586 DQ Write 450 DQ Mixed 33 156% 356 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 284% Great: 254%
SanDisk SSD 128GB-$84 8,513 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 162GB free Firmware: 2.0.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 27048 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1073 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 222 (AE) Unknown 100 100 305 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 740 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 1682 (F1) Unknown 100 100 43482280834 (F2) Unknown 100 100 33751527970
Poor: 26% Great: 56%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 162GB free Firmware: U21010RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 14 100 14 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 373 (A6) Unknown 100 100 12 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 65 (A9) Unknown 100 100 27 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 36 (AE) Unknown 100 100 203 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 63 100 219043332133 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 2 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 1 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 3708 (F1) Unknown 253 253 1717 (F2) Unknown 253 253 896
Poor: 35% Great: 78%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 69 (03) Spinup time 185 185 21494104389 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 664 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 7708 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 654 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 680 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 680 (C2) HDA temperature 166 166 197569347620 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 12	73.5% Very good	Read 119 Write 138 Mixed 78.9 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 1.14 4K Mixed 0.15 67% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 20,017 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 40.5 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 28.4 103% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 24.2 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 32.5 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 44.4 90% 44.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 122%

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Workstation 103%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $188Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,380x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	298x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	250x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	685x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	335x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	229x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	199x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	182x
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: $1,126

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $186	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