Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57.1% 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	270% 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 (87%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180914
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 15 '18 at 17:15
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	SRB-User
Background CPU	87%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^th 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-$139 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 557 8-Core 825 86% 691 Pts	64-Core 821 51% 821 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 0519) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.12.2 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Lighting 71.5 Reflection 68.6 Parallax 82.7 58% 74.3 fps	MRender 72.4 Gravity 74.5 Splatting 58.1 55% 68.3 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 133GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 624 307 306 305 306 306 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	270% Outstanding	Read 2,355 Write 1,466 Mixed 991 SusWrite 359 285% 1,293 MB/s	4K Read 65.2 4K Write 202 4K Mixed 90.3 322% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 966 DQ Write 1,484 DQ Mixed 997 819% 1,149 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 270% Great: 280%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 230GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9,237 Write 9,111 Mixed 9,037 2,041% 9,128 MB/s	4K Read 776 4K Write 334 4K Mixed 441 1,918% 517 MB/s	DQ Read 2,254 DQ Write 1,720 DQ Mixed 1,761 1,378% 1,912 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 69GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 115 116 116 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	64% Good	Read 108 Write 109 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 115 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 69%
WD WD1500HLFS-01G6U1 150GB 7,915 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 101GB free Firmware: 04.04V02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 99 100 101 101 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 124 Write 120 Mixed 73.3 SusWrite 100 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 68%
ST950032 5AS 500GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 22GB free, PID 0026 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 40 42 42 41 41 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	18.9% Very poor	Read 42.2 Write 32 Mixed 26 SusWrite 41.3 47% 35.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB 4,583 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 38.7 MC Mixed 32.7 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 41.2 SC Mixed 30.7 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 54.1 74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 117%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,399x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	299x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	253x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	688x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	337x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 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	184x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,136

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16