Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	42.3% 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	283% 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.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180409
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 17 '18 at 00:58
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 151 2-Core 307 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 960 93% 766 Pts	64-Core 1,299 80% 1,299 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B1) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 397.31 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.3% Average	Lighting 47.8 Reflection 55.1 Parallax 44.8 39% 49.2 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 47.6 Splatting 62.3 49% 59.4 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 466GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 154 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 69 (B1) Unknown 100 99 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 65 28 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 17 (F1) Unknown 99 99 112217683	119% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 415 Mixed 413 100% 448 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 97 4K Mixed 51.6 189% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 263 DQ Mixed 132 150% 259 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 134%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 236GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 2,123 Write 1,822 Mixed 1,619 413% 1,855 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 68.1 232% 83.9 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 167 170% 279 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 353%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$99 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 6TB free Firmware: 0001 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 74 64 24801594 (03) Spinup time 93 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1055 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 72 60 16701153 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 89958090015873 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 66 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 262148 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 45 471466011 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 61 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2677 (C2) HDA temperature 27 55 55834574875 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 74 64 24801594 (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 -94948842012208 (F1) Unknown 100 253 35431240568 (F2) Unknown 100 253 9272261158	62.8% Good	Read 137 Write 79.4 Mixed 74.9 72% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 3.14 4K Write 6.55 4K Mixed 0.46 303% 3.38 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 30,943 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 35.9 MC Mixed 25.9 94% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 38 SC Mixed 29.3 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 47.8 84% 47.8 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 103%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,383x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 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 $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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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 $46

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