Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	93.6% 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	80% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '19 at 03:15
Run Duration	284 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 152 2-Core 291 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 929 92% 751 Pts	64-Core 1,179 73% 1,179 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3701) CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2139 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 123 Parallax 118 96% 120 fps	MRender 105 Gravity 111 Splatting 108 88% 108 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 180GB 4,011 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 163 161 139 137 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	80% Very good	Read 314 Write 202 Mixed 228 SusWrite 151 50% 224 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 35.9 161% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 189 DQ Mixed 131 122% 191 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 82%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 163GB free Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 403 407 414 413 413 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 469 Mixed 385 SusWrite 408 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 66.8 230% 82.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 131%
Intel 530 Series 180GB 4,011 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 42GB free Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 177 181 180 175 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 333 Write 199 Mixed 231 SusWrite 174 52% 234 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 40.5 165% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 141 134% 210 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 82%
Intel 730 Series 240GB-$250 8,417 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 37GB free Firmware: L2010420 SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 278 279 279 277 278 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 395 Write 286 Mixed 259 SusWrite 278 68% 305 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 35.2 161% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 271 214% 299 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 95%
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50 9,565 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 177GB free Firmware: N1007C SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 387 390 397 397 395 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 420 Mixed 305 SusWrite 391 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 44.6 164% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 199 173% 256 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 105%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 129GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 300 301 301 300 294 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 486 Mixed 409 SusWrite 312 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 63.7 226% 82.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 124%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$96 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 835GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1007 1026 1011 1017 1010 1013 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	274% Outstanding	Read 1,173 Write 1,012 Mixed 944 SusWrite 1,014 233% 1,036 MB/s	4K Read 66.4 4K Write 175 4K Mixed 93.4 313% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,642 DQ Write 1430 DQ Mixed 1560 1,163% 1,544 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 274% Great: 410%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$102 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.9% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 23.5 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 24.4 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 114%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 103%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,398x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 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 $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	229x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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 $150Bench 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: $1,137

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16