Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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	29.4% 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	308% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190702
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '20 at 02:56
Run Duration	308 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 98.8 1-Core 158 2-Core 318 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 629 8-Core 1,010 101% 820 Pts	64-Core 1,290 80% 1,290 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 3288) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.4% Poor	Lighting 33.2 Reflection 38.2 Parallax 31 27% 34.2 fps	MRender 47.4 Gravity 33.2 Splatting 43.3 34% 41.3 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 288GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1656 1646 1647 1657 1658 1603 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	308% Outstanding	Read 2,294 Write 1,794 Mixed 882 SusWrite 1,644 369% 1,653 MB/s	4K Read 50.6 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 69.2 242% 88.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,010 DQ Write 828 DQ Mixed 880 670% 906 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 308% Great: 353%
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 39GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 409 408 411 408 274 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 415 Write 414 Mixed 283 SusWrite 387 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 40.7 168% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 343 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 321 244% 328 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 119GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 130 128 135 124 148 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 410 Write 136 Mixed 173 SusWrite 134 47% 213 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 45.5 4K Mixed 23.3 91% 31 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 50.3 DQ Mixed 68.6 77% 138 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 76%
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50 9,565 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 507GB free Firmware: N1007C SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 437 437 437 438 437 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 435 Mixed 312 SusWrite 437 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 43.5 157% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 200 175% 258 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 105%
SanDisk Extreme 120GB-$160 11,787 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 19GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 126 126 126 125 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 448 Write 130 Mixed 184 SusWrite 125 49% 222 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 65.9 4K Mixed 35 128% 44.3 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 132 DQ Mixed 136 110% 158 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 81%
Hitachi HDS5C3030ALA630 3TB-$124 3,178 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: MEAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 84 87 87 89 89 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 82.8 Write 87.2 Mixed 51.5 SusWrite 87.4 57% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 66%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1TB free Firmware: JKAOA20N SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 94 94 93 93 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 111 Write 118 Mixed 56 SusWrite 92.3 69% 94.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 69%
Asmedia ASMT1153e 4TB 95 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 102 102 101 103 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 99.3 Write 99.7 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 103 68% 92.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 11,301 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 43.6 MC Write 42.2 MC Mixed 30.5 111% 38.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 42.9 SC Mixed 34.9 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 42.3 94% 42.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 124%

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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	2,910x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	265x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	260x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	867x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	356x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	261x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	274x
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	332x
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 $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 $40	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