Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Battleship	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 77% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	79.2% 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	247% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '18 at 07:52
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (45^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-$199 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 158 2-Core 307 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 939 91% 747 Pts	64-Core 1,337 83% 1,337 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.81 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79.2% Very good	Lighting 95 Reflection 108 Parallax 84.5 77% 95.9 fps	MRender 97.4 Gravity 99.8 Splatting 104 82% 100 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 604GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1072 1079 1066 1067 1064 1046 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	247% Outstanding	Read 1,483 Write 1,459 Mixed 990 SusWrite 1,066 281% 1,250 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 64.4 216% 76.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,460 DQ Write 1,023 DQ Mixed 1,120 869% 1,201 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 247% Great: 302%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$64 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 109 111 113 112 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 38.2 Write 108 Mixed 39 SusWrite 111 54% 74.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 108% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$87 14,331 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 142 148 152 149 147 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 85.2 Write 113 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 145 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.6 221% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 167 167 168 166 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Read 91.5 Write 114 Mixed 66 SusWrite 165 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 55% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 1,151 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3296 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.4% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 20.1 MC Mixed 16.3 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 17.4 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 114%

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Workstation 103%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,392x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	299x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	252x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	688x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	336x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	229x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	199x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	183x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,145

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16