Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	26.8% 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	236% 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 (82%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190702
Uptime	6 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '19 at 20:03
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	82%

PC Performing as expected (49^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Memory 88 1-Core 124 2-Core 222 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 707 70% 570 Pts	64-Core 971 60% 971 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 3765) 2GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	26.8% Poor	Lighting 32.8 Reflection 24.5 Parallax 29.6 27% 29 fps	MRender 35.9 Gravity 32.3 Splatting 31.1 27% 33.1 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 26.8% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 197GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1211 1158 780 801 799 793 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	236% Outstanding	Read 1,922 Write 1,302 Mixed 1,163 SusWrite 924 296% 1,328 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 95.2 4K Mixed 58.7 191% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,009 DQ Write 920 DQ Mixed 901 693% 943 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 355%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 214GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 378 372 311 306 299 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 383 Write 400 Mixed 331 SusWrite 337 82% 363 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 52.9 4K Mixed 32.3 103% 35.9 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 344 258% 343 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 134%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 905GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 148 148 147 149 148 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 161 Write 113 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 147 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 142% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 108%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 342GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 102 103 103 103 102 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 91 Write 88.2 Mixed 58.7 SusWrite 102 62% 84.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 149% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 69%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 43GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 64 63 62 64 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 68 Write 54.7 Mixed 45 SusWrite 62.5 42% 57.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 69%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1.5TB 2,135 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 580GB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 95 96 96 96 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	39% Below average	Read 86.7 Write 95.8 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 95.2 106% 78.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 42%
WD My Passport 2TB 10,723 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 2TB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 97 100 99 98 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	41.5% Average	Read 101 Write 101 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 97.7 121% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 44%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 2TB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 102 102 102 101 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	42.6% Average	Read 100 Write 93.7 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 100 117% 87.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 577 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	38.7% Below average	MC Read 13 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 11.4 36% 12.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 13.4 SC Mixed 11.9 34% 12 GB/s	Latency 69.5 58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 111%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,905x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	265x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	259x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	867x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	354x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 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 $95Bench 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: 79% - Very good

Total price: $1,262

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