Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	119% 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	107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171101
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 10 '18 at 23:59
Run Duration	336 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (41^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 138 2-Core 270 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 846 83% 680 Pts	64-Core 1113 69% 1113 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6390) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.1 Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 180 Parallax 163 134% 169 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 158 Splatting 116 105% 130 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 879GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR010 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 13 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 8 (B4) Unknown 0 0 41 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 60 53 201863462952 (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 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 554530700 (F7) Unknown 100 100 8903789 (F8) Unknown 100 100 4493032	107% Outstanding	Read 521 Write 397 Mixed 412 98% 443 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 88.1 4K Mixed 43.5 158% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 83.4 123% 232 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 125%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 185 181 7741 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4650 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 65 65 25851 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 87 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 50 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 197 197 10426 (C2) HDA temperature 123 103 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	70.1% Very good	Read 138 Write 106 Mixed 114 90% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 1.92 4K Mixed 0.2 90% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC9C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 129333872 (03) Spinup time 93 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7253 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 37185805 (09) Power-on hours count 51 51 43764 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 115 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 21475164169 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 55 521535519 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 56 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 86 86 29436 (C2) HDA temperature 31 45 85899345951 (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 -87905095643744 (F1) Unknown 100 253 190386537672 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2017626325348	76.8% Very good	Read 172 Write 96.1 Mixed 97.2 91% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.95 4K Mixed 0.19 77% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 114%
Hitachi HDT725050VLA360 500GB-$159 3,335 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 270GB free Firmware: V56OA7EA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 458758 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 116 116 38681903549 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 6136 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 77375 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 152 (C0) Power-off retract count 93 93 9052 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 93 93 9052 (C2) HDA temperature 181 181 231929479201 (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 200 253 0	29.4% Poor	Read 44.4 Write 57.8 Mixed 49 38% 50.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.36 4K Mixed 0.21 68% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 40%
SanDisk Cruzer U 16GB 1,935 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 4GB free, PID 55a5 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	8.35% Terrible	Read 22.8 Write 4.68 Mixed 9.81 13% 12.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.63 4K Write 0.88 4K Mixed 1.56 104% 2.69 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 8.35% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.8% Good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 20.1 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 20.7 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 107%

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Gaming 112%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 103%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) - $320

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,905x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 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	354x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 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 $127Bench 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: 78% - Very good

Total price: $1,276

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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