Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 100% 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 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	93.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	287% 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

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191007
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '20 at 10:51
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	1%

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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-$198 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 163 2-Core 325 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 632 8-Core 1,091 104% 861 Pts	64-Core 1,343 83% 1,343 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3303) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2202 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 123 Parallax 105 97% 116 fps	MRender 106 Gravity 106 Splatting 108 88% 107 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 756 436 432 436 434 431 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	287% Outstanding	Read 2,634 Write 2,261 Mixed 1,606 SusWrite 488 389% 1,747 MB/s	4K Read 68.7 4K Write 195 4K Mixed 97.2 332% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 1,010 DQ Write 1,184 DQ Mixed 1,145 850% 1,113 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 287% Great: 302%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 120GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 300 300 300 299 301 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 483 Mixed 429 SusWrite 317 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 53 190% 67 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 145 115% 165 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 35GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 151 151 151 151 151 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 486 Mixed 429 SusWrite 185 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 62.1 213% 75.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 354 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 115%
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$69 11,475 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 112GB free Firmware: E7FM05.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 576 607 571 578 606 606 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	165% Outstanding	Read 1034 Write 610 Mixed 523 SusWrite 590 154% 689 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 52.4 204% 80.5 MB/s	DQ Read 508 DQ Write 617 DQ Mixed 490 390% 539 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 185%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 505GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 165 165 167 167 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 159 Mixed 98 SusWrite 166 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 221% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 109%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 344GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 149 149 149 148 149 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Read 142 Write 105 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 146 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.1 380% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 25.7 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 30.4 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 48.1 83% 48.1 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 104%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $198Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,380x
Core i9-9900KIntel $427Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	298x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	250x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	685x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	335x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	229x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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 $56Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	115x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $1,136

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $32	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