Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	95.4% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (60%). 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	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 15 '20 at 10:12
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	60%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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-$179 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 122 2-Core 252 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 840 80% 661 Pts	64-Core 1,090 68% 1,090 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 3FF4); AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8G CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 167 Parallax 167 140% 169 fps	MRender 195 Gravity 155 Splatting 114 122% 154 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$175 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 338GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 446 469 475 477 460 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 419 Mixed 317 SusWrite 460 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 86.4 4K Mixed 31.8 127% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 287 DQ Write 146 DQ Mixed 161 134% 198 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 124%
Patriot Wildfire 120GB-$91 279 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 55GB free Firmware: 332ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 167 168 144 143 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 390 Write 202 Mixed 244 SusWrite 159 55% 249 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 41.5 158% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 217 168% 232 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 85%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$140 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 308GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1442 1125 601 601 602 603 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 1,834 Write 1,732 Mixed 790 SusWrite 829 289% 1,296 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 54.5 204% 76.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,042 DQ Write 1,236 DQ Mixed 856 724% 1,045 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 254%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 287GB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 101 101 108 99 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 132 Write 113 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 103 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 679GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 118 120 118 118 119 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 17% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3466 C16 2x8GB-$253 5,267 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 26.6 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 27.9 SC Mixed 24 67% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 57.6 69% 57.6 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 115%

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

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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 $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,419x
Core i9-9900KIntel $429Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	301x
Core i7-8086KIntel $443Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	253x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	692x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	341x
RTX 3080Nvidia $879Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	230x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	202x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	184x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $130Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	181x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	146x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	116x
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 $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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