Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	26.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	52.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	2.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '19 at 02:28
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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-$188 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 162 2-Core 323 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 643 8-Core 985 101% 814 Pts	64-Core 1,345 83% 1,345 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 36C3) 2GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	26.7% Poor	Lighting 32.9 Reflection 9.88 Parallax 29.2 27% 24 fps	MRender 35.9 Gravity 30.6 Splatting 31 26% 32.5 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 26.7% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$26 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32070RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 50 38 38 51 47 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 418 Write 364 Mixed 352 SusWrite 63.4 67% 299 MB/s	4K Read 14.7 4K Write 78 4K Mixed 17.3 86% 36.7 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 0.2 41% 101 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 86%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 158 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 196 195 197 195 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 151 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 196 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 13GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.1 8.5 9.8 9.2 8.8 10 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	16.8% Very poor	Read 38.2 Write 9.2 Mixed 17 SusWrite 8.5 20% 18.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 3.5 229% 3.7 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 16.8% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 1x8GB 10,361 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	41.9% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 10.9 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 12.7 SC Mixed 11.6 35% 12.2 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 46%

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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 $188Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,903x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	265x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	259x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	866x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	354x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	261x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	273x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	188x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	180x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	331x
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: 78% - Very good

Total price: $1,278

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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