Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	87.6% 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	246% 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 (66%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '19 at 13:35
Run Duration	299 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	66%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 149 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 591 8-Core 770 87% 681 Pts	64-Core 714 44% 714 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2039 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 116 Parallax 98.8 90% 108 fps	MRender 98.4 Gravity 102 Splatting 105 84% 102 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 639 328 324 274 249 248 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	246% Outstanding	Read 2,213 Write 1,454 Mixed 1,161 SusWrite 344 286% 1,293 MB/s	4K Read 58.6 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 77.7 269% 96.3 MB/s	DQ Read 970 DQ Write 1,419 DQ Mixed 996 809% 1,128 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 280%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 64GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 451 221 89 85 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 450 Mixed 380 SusWrite 229 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 63.2 4K Mixed 42.4 140% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 66GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 288 291 291 291 292 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 466 Mixed 404 SusWrite 308 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 54 185% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 68 71 68 68 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 100 Write 90.8 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 68.1 64% 86.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 118% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 83%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 127 129 126 127 126 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	76% Very good	Read 138 Write 112 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 126 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 97%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 919GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 102 101 101 100 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 142 Write 130 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 101 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 101%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 947GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 141 139 143 139 143 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 102 Write 102 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 141 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 101%
WD My Book 25EE 6TB 6,646 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 150 151 150 149 149 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 134 Write 146 Mixed 112 SusWrite 150 186% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 125% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 103%
WD My Book 25EE 6TB 6,646 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 323GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 175 177 175 177 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 159 Mixed 109 SusWrite 176 210% 159 MB/s	4K Read 16 4K Write 8.2 4K Mixed 0.7 362% 8.3 MB/s	DQ Read 0.5 DQ Write 9.3 DQ Mixed 0.6 339% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB 48,405 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 30.7 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 39.9 SC Mixed 31.3 89% 31 GB/s	Latency 51.7 77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 121%

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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 $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	229x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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: $1,124

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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