Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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.
Boot Drive	184% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (57%). 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	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171011
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 02 '20 at 15:21
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	57%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 142 2-Core 294 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 852 90% 720 Pts	64-Core 848 52% 848 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B9) 3GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 440.97 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 67.5 Reflection 68.5 Parallax 66.3 55% 67.4 fps	Gravity 65.5 Splatting 68.8 60% 67.2 fps
Poor: 48% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 348GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 392 380 378 349 862 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	184% Outstanding	Read 1465 Write 361 Mixed 549 SusWrite 469 156% 711 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 57.7 212% 77.4 MB/s	DQ Read 873 DQ Write 541 DQ Mixed 506 431% 640 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 353%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 130GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 420 416 432 436 404 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 421 Mixed 409 SusWrite 420 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 85.2 4K Mixed 48.7 161% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 307 246% 345 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 125%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 117 119 118 119 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 112 Write 107 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 117 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 97%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 123 125 125 126 123 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 55 Write 40 Mixed 25.7 SusWrite 124 44% 61.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 98%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 130 131 131 132 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 133 Write 132 Mixed 116 SusWrite 131 95% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 6,294 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 31.1 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 33.8 SC Mixed 28.1 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 110%

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

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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 $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