Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	63% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	223% 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '18 at 02:45
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 96.9 1-Core 121 2-Core 249 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 796 75% 621 Pts	64-Core 1,077 67% 1,077 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2982) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	63% Good	Lighting 79.4 Reflection 81.9 Parallax 75.4 65% 78.9 fps	MRender 79 Gravity 74.3 Splatting 68.1 60% 73.8 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 350GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 724 625 629 630 626 624 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 1,902 Write 1,713 Mixed 764 SusWrite 643 279% 1,255 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 59.2 211% 77.1 MB/s	DQ Read 978 DQ Write 949 DQ Mixed 936 710% 954 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 254%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 169 165 168 166 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 168 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 166 100% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 134% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 108%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 123 124 125 124 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	70.8% Very good	Read 122 Write 114 Mixed 66.2 SusWrite 124 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 87%

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 @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 26.2 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 33.2 SC Mixed 28.1 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 50.7 79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 103%

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Typical ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) Builds (Compare 3,996 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 112%

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Desktop 96%

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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	2,910x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	265x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	260x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	867x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	356x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	261x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	274x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	188x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	180x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	332x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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