Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	33.6% 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	400% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190322
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '19 at 05:00
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 98 1-Core 141 2-Core 282 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 929 90% 741 Pts	64-Core 1172 72% 1172 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8521) 2GB CLim: 1419 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	33.6% Below average	Lighting 43.3 Reflection 42.8 Parallax 38 35% 41.4 fps	MRender 39.8 Gravity 38.5 Splatting 34.4 30% 37.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 374GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2018 2057 2061 2071 2082 2074 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	400% Outstanding	Read 2,859 Write 2,102 Mixed 1,320 SusWrite 2,060 466% 2,085 MB/s	4K Read 63.8 4K Write 214 4K Mixed 91.8 328% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 1,416 DQ Write 1,248 DQ Mixed 1,306 986% 1,323 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 400% Great: 393%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 88GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 620 330 330 332 335 332 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 1,228 Write 1,110 Mixed 879 SusWrite 380 201% 899 MB/s	4K Read 67.3 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 90.9 319% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 976 DQ Write 1438 DQ Mixed 1,005 817% 1,140 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 280%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 2TB-$121 12,330 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 40GB free Firmware: CV22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 78 78 77 79 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 147 Write 142 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 77.8 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 113%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 99GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 76 76 76 76 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 79 Write 72.8 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 75.4 53% 71.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 69%
Samsung HD502HI 500GB-$154 24,344 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 52 52 52 52 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	28.6% Poor	Read 47.5 Write 27.5 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 51.7 30% 40.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 59%
Seagate ST3500320NS 500GB-$100 3,663 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 6GB free Firmware: SN05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 52 53 53 53 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	30.1% Below average	Read 51.3 Write 50.5 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 53.1 36% 48.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3333 C16 2x8GB 7,608 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3430 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 40.6 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 28.2 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 41.7 SC Mixed 32.5 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 46.2 86% 46.2 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 115%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,386x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	298x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	250x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	686x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	336x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 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	183x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	177x

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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,129

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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