Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	93.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191007
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '20 at 16:42
Run Duration	255 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 163 2-Core 325 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 640 8-Core 1,069 104% 854 Pts	64-Core 1,364 84% 1,364 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3303) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2227 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 124 Parallax 106 97% 116 fps	MRender 109 Gravity 105 Splatting 107 88% 107 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,362 Write 2,141 Mixed 1,455 441% 1,986 MB/s	4K Read 68 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 97.3 331% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 1,008 DQ Write 1,312 DQ Mixed 1167 879% 1,162 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 125GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 299 299 299 300 299 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 465 Mixed 400 SusWrite 317 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 50.5 185% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 249 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 145 116% 166 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 35GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 151 151 151 151 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 462 Mixed 418 SusWrite 185 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 62.5 214% 75.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 354 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 115%
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$69 11,475 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 112GB free Firmware: E7FM05.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 604 596 565 563 605 564 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	Read 921 Write 600 Mixed 518 SusWrite 583 146% 655 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 48.4 189% 75 MB/s	DQ Read 514 DQ Write 612 DQ Mixed 488 389% 538 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 185%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 444GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 114 116 115 116 116 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 133 Write 126 Mixed 75 SusWrite 115 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 109%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 335GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 151 149 149 147 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 119 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 150 83% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.1 380% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3002 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 35.6 MC Mixed 26.2 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 37 SC Mixed 32 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 48 83% 48 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 104%

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Desktop 96%

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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	2,384x
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 $182	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) $30	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