Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	126% 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	117% 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171101
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '18 at 17:53
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 134 2-Core 262 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 473 8-Core 849 80% 661 Pts	64-Core 1104 68% 1104 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.3% 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: 397.93 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 175 Reflection 197 Parallax 171 143% 181 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 171 Splatting 122 113% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$86 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 637GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 369 410 431 438 428 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 436 Mixed 420 SusWrite 412 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 56 180% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 299 239% 336 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 125%
Seagate ST2000DL003-9VT166 2TB 873 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 839GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 84 83 82 85 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 106 Write 106 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 81.7 66% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 139% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 77%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 581GB free Firmware: CC9C SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 144 148 154 146 129 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 174 Mixed 77 SusWrite 146 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 114%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 532GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 90 91 92 92 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 80.7 Write 75.5 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 91.6 57% 76.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 155 152 149 148 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 103 Write 119 Mixed 60 SusWrite 151 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 0.6 185% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 90%
Hitachi HDT725050VLA360 500GB-$159 3,335 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 88GB free Firmware: V56OA7EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 47 49 50 50 50 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	28.4% Poor	Read 49 Write 53 Mixed 31.2 SusWrite 49.5 34% 45.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 40%

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 @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 26.8 93% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 33.3 SC Mixed 28.7 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 52.2 77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 107%

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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%

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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