Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	54.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	211% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170905
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '17 at 07:13
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 159 2-Core 318 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 638 8-Core 982 100% 810 Pts	64-Core 1,330 82% 1,330 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.11.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Lighting 69.3 Reflection 68.4 Parallax 86.6 56% 74.8 fps	MRender 66.4 Gravity 66 Splatting 54.8 50% 62.4 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$194 3,881 User benchmarks, average bench 158% 340GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	211% Outstanding	Read 2,354 Write 1,270 Mixed 1,601 384% 1,742 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 71.3 4K Mixed 24.9 117% 42.5 MB/s	DQ Read 39.4 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 27 40% 70.2 MB/s
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 211% Great: 211%
Intel X25-M 160GB 7,078 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 57GB free Firmware: 2CV102HA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 5 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 25940 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3439 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1368 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 260312 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 65535 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 99 99 0 (E9) Unknown 98 98 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0	44% Average	Read 255 Write 110 Mixed 155 38% 173 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 69.4 4K Mixed 7.2 78% 32.5 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 89.2 DQ Mixed 48.4 55% 96.5 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 46%
Crucial C300-MTFDBAK128MAG 128GB 846 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 19GB free Firmware: 0308 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3735	49.5% Average	Read 266 Write 133 Mixed 178 42% 192 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 80.4 4K Mixed 4.6 88% 36.9 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 20.1 50% 108 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 52%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 82GB free Firmware: CC27 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 162678688 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3738 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 66373865 (09) Power-on hours count 78 78 19989 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2351 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 96 96 4 (BE) vendor-specific 71 49 90681966621 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 200 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 198814 (C2) HDA temperature 29 51 -140737488355299 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -116758685933711 (F1) Unknown 100 253 32972914677 (F2) Unknown 100 253 27858073370	75.6% Very good	Read 145 Write 118 Mixed 102 91% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.26 78% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLE16G4D32AEEA.K16FB 1x16GB 139 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	57.4% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 15.4 53% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 18.9 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 50.4 79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 60%

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Typical ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) Builds (Compare 3,988 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	2,904x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	265x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	259x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	867x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	354x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	261x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	273x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	188x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	180x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	331x
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 $279	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 $184	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