Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	76% 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	318% 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	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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	18.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171101
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '20 at 14:08
Run Duration	246 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Memory 78.4 1-Core 126 2-Core 238 82% 148 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 819 74% 621 Pts	64-Core 1,098 68% 1,098 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	76% Very good	Lighting 92.8 Reflection 104 Parallax 87.4 76% 94.7 fps	MRender 92.2 Gravity 90.8 Splatting 96.8 77% 93.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel X25-M 160GB 7,078 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 48GB free Firmware: 2CV102M3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 99 104 102 103 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 239 Write 106 Mixed 136 SusWrite 102 32% 146 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 47.6 4K Mixed 11.2 69% 26.1 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 87.7 DQ Mixed 90 78% 119 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 46%
Intel SSDSA2MH160G1GC 160GB 124 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 6GB free Firmware: 045C8820 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 22 26 33 33 1 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	26.7% Poor	Read 241 Write 70 Mixed 104 SusWrite 30.4 24% 111 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 21.4 4K Mixed 3.5 43% 14.4 MB/s	DQ Read 82.6 DQ Write 62.7 DQ Mixed 29 34% 58.1 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 26.7% Great: 41%
Nvme INTEL SSDPED1D48 480GB 345 User benchmarks, average bench 407% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0325 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1060 1135 1167 1209 1223 1217 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	318% Outstanding	Read 1,377 Write 1,238 Mixed 1,328 SusWrite 1,168 288% 1,278 MB/s	4K Read 158 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 139 483% 140 MB/s	DQ Read 986 DQ Write 913 DQ Mixed 1,044 758% 981 MB/s
Poor: 258% ↑ This bench: 318% Great: 527%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$190 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 2TB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1060 1442 1424 1431 1441 1395 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 1,342 Write 1,375 Mixed 1,016 SusWrite 1,366 287% 1,275 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 61.9 202% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 969 DQ Write 815 DQ Mixed 322 397% 702 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 282%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 900GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 88 85 85 54 50 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	26.6% Poor	Read 19.7 Write 61.7 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 72.7 34% 45.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 90% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 26.6% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	69.5% Good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 22.1 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 22.9 SC Mixed 19.1 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 83.6 48% 83.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 114%

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,925x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	267x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	260x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	867x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	356x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	262x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	274x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	191x
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	334x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	193x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	70x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $539	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16