Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	61.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	93.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191007
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 01 '20 at 14:21
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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 way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	98% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 137 2-Core 273 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 543 8-Core 787 83% 665 Pts	64-Core 1,023 63% 1,023 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Zotac(19DA 1438) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Lighting 76.2 Reflection 78 Parallax 67.8 62% 74 fps	MRender 72.8 Gravity 71.9 Splatting 73.6 60% 72.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB 24,830 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 276GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 384 381 390 394 359 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Read 352 Write 415 Mixed 272 SusWrite 385 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 63.1 4K Mixed 38.7 129% 44 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 283 230% 327 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 119%
Hitachi HCS5C2020ALA632 2TB 1,802 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 72GB free Firmware: ML6OA800 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 63 64 66 65 66 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	Read 61.6 Write 60.1 Mixed 45.5 SusWrite 64.7 43% 58 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 75%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 100 100 109 105 111 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 58% Great: 109%
Hitachi HCS5C2020ALA632 2TB 1,802 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 816GB free Firmware: ML6OA800 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 105 110 112 112 111 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 111 Write 110 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 110 72% 98.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$99 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 738GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 117 120 121 120 123 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 86.2 Write 101 Mixed 65.6 SusWrite 120 68% 93.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.6 209% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB 5,028 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	MC Read 34.6 MC Write 36.9 MC Mixed 28.9 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 39.7 SC Mixed 27.6 84% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 57.2 70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 109%

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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	2,383x
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 $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