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 above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	257% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191007
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '20 at 11:28
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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-$125 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 160 2-Core 318 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 649 8-Core 926 99% 788 Pts	64-Core 967 60% 967 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 107% 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: 441.66 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 64 Reflection 65.2 Parallax 57 52% 62.1 fps	Gravity 61.9 Splatting 64.1 56% 63 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% 326GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1341 1374 1385 1398 1418 935 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	257% Outstanding	Read 2,280 Write 1,734 Mixed 839 SusWrite 1,309 343% 1,541 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 59.3 198% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 803 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 604 433% 569 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 257% Great: 353%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$88 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 195GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 397 398 404 388 405 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 394 Mixed 395 SusWrite 397 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 71.5 4K Mixed 44.4 142% 49.1 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 273 222% 317 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 125%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 118 116 119 117 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 104 Write 99 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 117 73% 98.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 190% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 97%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$182 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 3TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 139 139 140 138 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 163 Mixed 107 SusWrite 138 109% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 204% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 98%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 129 130 128 131 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 134 Write 124 Mixed 110 SusWrite 130 92% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 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 (69^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 30 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 35 SC Mixed 27.6 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 93.6% 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 $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,412x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	301x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	253x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	691x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	339x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	230x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	200x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	184x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	181x

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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,120

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16