Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	50.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	344% 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.

Very high background CPU (88%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '18 at 11:42
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	88%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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-$125 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 98.2 1-Core 150 2-Core 270 97% 173 Pts	4-Core 637 8-Core 927 98% 782 Pts	64-Core 944 58% 944 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9295) CLim: 947 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.11.2 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Lighting 63.3 Reflection 56.2 Parallax 74.4 52% 64.6 fps	MRender 56 Gravity 50.2 Splatting 70.8 50% 59 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 206GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1526 1247 1246 1159 1141 1046 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	344% Outstanding	Read 2,308 Write 2,066 Mixed 1,463 SusWrite 1,228 395% 1,766 MB/s	4K Read 64.7 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 90.9 305% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 2048 DQ Write 1669 DQ Mixed 1,815 1,371% 1,844 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 344% Great: 372%
Crucial M550 SATA M.2 256GB-$168 143 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 158GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 437 434 435 434 433 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 446 Write 445 Mixed 310 SusWrite 436 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 45.2 168% 67.1 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 236 204% 301 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C15 2x8GB 6,416 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	MC Read 47.6 MC Write 48.2 MC Mixed 33.4 123% 43.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 48.5 SC Mixed 35.2 102% 35.6 GB/s	Latency 45 89% 45 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 134%

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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 $180Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,939x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	267x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	262x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	870x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	356x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	263x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	275x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	193x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	180x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	334x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	194x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	70x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $1,271

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16