Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 121% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	134% 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	60.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 06 '18 at 22:08
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 139 2-Core 271 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 862 85% 697 Pts	64-Core 1,107 68% 1,107 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 4471) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2800 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 201 Parallax 200 154% 197 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 187 Splatting 131 120% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 73 81 83 75 76 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 261 Write 122 Mixed 171 SusWrite 78.2 35% 158 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 87.3 4K Mixed 35.3 131% 49.6 MB/s	DQ Read 92.3 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 91.4 74% 102 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 73%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 960GB 3,595 User benchmarks, average bench 127% 894GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 558 398 294 269 398 299 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 847 Write 829 Mixed 88.8 SusWrite 369 118% 534 MB/s	4K Read 8 4K Write 85.2 4K Mixed 38.2 106% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 562 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 250 219% 338 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 291%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 112GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 82 92 99 64 88 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 343 Write 126 Mixed 180 SusWrite 88.7 41% 185 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 90.8 4K Mixed 36.2 136% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 95.4 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 95.5 76% 105 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 73%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 478GB 2,073 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 445GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 709 495 520 521 522 523 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 43% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 680GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 183 187 188 187 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 151 Mixed 89.7 SusWrite 186 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3733 C17 2x8GB 206 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 43.5 MC Mixed 28.6 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 31.4 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 50.9 79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 121%

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

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Gaming 112%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 103%

UFO

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 $95Bench 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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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,129

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