Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 98.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	116% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	205% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). 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	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '19 at 00:14
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 152 2-Core 293 100% 180 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 859 87% 703 Pts	64-Core 1,138 70% 1,138 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 156 Reflection 164 Parallax 147 127% 156 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 167 Splatting 116 108% 133 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 499 304 300 298 298 298 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	205% Outstanding	Read 1,411 Write 1,190 Mixed 622 SusWrite 333 198% 889 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 65.9 232% 86.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,354 DQ Write 1,220 DQ Mixed 778 723% 1,117 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 236%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 415GB free Firmware: RVT22B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 471 474 486 484 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 482 Mixed 458 SusWrite 477 109% 482 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 62.7 215% 78.6 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 700GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 168 170 167 168 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 164 Mixed 104 SusWrite 168 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	80.7% Excellent	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 25.3 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 20.8 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 107%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Workstation 103%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,383x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 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	182x
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 $279	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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