Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% 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.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	1.7 GB free of 4 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171101
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 07 '18 at 00:51
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$139 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 88.7 1-Core 129 2-Core 260 88% 159 Pts	4-Core 523 8-Core 764 80% 643 Pts	64-Core 768 48% 768 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6684) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 149 Reflection 149 Parallax 141 122% 146 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 138 Splatting 109 98% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Optane+238G 256GB 1,939 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 179GB free (System drive) Firmware: 16.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 134 136 148 340 142 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 35% Great: 101%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 79GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 91 96 64 58 62 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 471 Mixed 372 SusWrite 118 81% 363 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 51.6 190% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 174 180% 294 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%
Envoy 2012 121GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 11GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 350 Write 260 Mixed 274 66% 295 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 55.2 4K Mixed 34.3 116% 39.4 MB/s	DQ Read 154 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 130 104% 144 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 62%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 81GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 62 52 66 85 86 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	47.2% Average	Read 101 Write 100 Mixed 54 SusWrite 63.6 58% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 60%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 558GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 111 115 113 114 112 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 87 Write 88 Mixed 64.7 SusWrite 113 65% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 86%
Lexar JumpDrive Triton USB 3.0 16GB-$60 34 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 11GB free, PID a203 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	17.4% Very poor	Read 36.5 Write 40.5 Mixed 18.7 SusWrite 41.6 47% 34.3 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.3 51% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 17.4% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD2 1x4GB 340 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2600 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	41.5% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 11.6 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 12.1 SC Mixed 11.6 34% 11.9 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 48%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,399x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	299x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	253x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	688x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	337x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	229x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	199x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	184x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	179x

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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,136

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16