Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	129% 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	219% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 24 '20 at 19:06
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 151 2-Core 260 95% 168 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 917 86% 716 Pts	64-Core 1,099 68% 1,099 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6593) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 181 Reflection 196 Parallax 194 147% 190 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 181 Splatting 124 116% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 201GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1348 313 314 312 310 312 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	219% Outstanding	Read 1593 Write 1,408 Mixed 536 SusWrite 485 223% 1,006 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 198 4K Mixed 57.2 250% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,102 DQ Write 1,148 DQ Mixed 696 642% 982 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 236%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB-$67 5,838 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 375GB free Firmware: X61170RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 486 482 491 492 492 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 462 Mixed 375 SusWrite 488 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 45.9 184% 69 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 277 228% 326 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 121%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 225GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 487 483 492 493 493 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 463 Mixed 390 SusWrite 488 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 65.3 220% 78.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 359 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 134%
TOSHIBA USB FLASH DRIVE 64GB 791 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 28GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 22 19 19 22 19 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	21.2% Poor	Read 101 Write 42.5 Mixed 18.6 SusWrite 18.6 49% 45.1 MB/s	4K Read 10.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 40% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 21.2% Great: 22%

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 @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.6% Very good	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 20.5 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 24.3 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 58.4 68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 115%

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

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Gaming 112%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 103%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,399x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	299x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	253x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	688x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	337x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	229x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $81Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	199x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	184x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	179x

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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $1,122

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16