Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	97.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	344% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180409
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	May 26 '18 at 14:59
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$198 746,287 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 (96^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 98.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 279 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 545 8-Core 892 88% 719 Pts	64-Core 1130 70% 1130 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 100% 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: 2477 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.64 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	97.2% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 136 Parallax 117 101% 126 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 122 Splatting 101 90% 111 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB 13,939 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 240GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	344% Outstanding	Read 2,960 Write 2,538 Mixed 2,324 580% 2,607 MB/s	4K Read 54.3 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 29.8 177% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 491 DQ Write 376 DQ Mixed 31.3 133% 299 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 344% Great: 313%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$18 39,749 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 293GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 145 135 1750 (04) Start/Stop count 56 56 44353 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 9761 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3309 (BF) G-sense error rate 1 1 4615 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 444 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 1248377 (C2) HDA temperature 111 99 32 (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	34.4% Below average	Read 88.2 Write 31.7 Mixed 57.2 44% 59 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.17 52% 0.45 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 47%
Hitachi Travelstar 5K750 750GB-$52 41,501 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 26GB free Firmware: JE4OA60B Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 187 187 73014444033 (04) Start/Stop count 86 86 22564 (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 85 85 6654 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 3293 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 96 96 4653953 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 78 78 223895 (C2) HDA temperature 193 193 219043463199 (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 10 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	20.9% Poor	Read 46.3 Write 26.4 Mixed 35.4 27% 36 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.16 52% 0.49 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 20.9% Great: 53%
Adata DashDrive Elite S102 Pro USB 3.0 64GB-$13 599 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 53GB free, PID 312b Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 202 Write 61.7 Mixed 38.3 98% 101 MB/s	4K Read 6.12 4K Write 0.004 4K Mixed 0.01 23% 2.04 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161 35,811 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 42.5 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 29.4 107% 37.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.5 SC Write 42.3 SC Mixed 33.5 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 42.8 93% 42.8 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

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Gaming 112%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 103%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $198Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,380x
Core i9-9900KIntel $427Bench 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 $56Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	115x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $1,136

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	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) $34	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