Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	238% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180508
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '20 at 16:20
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Memory 92.1 1-Core 144 2-Core 279 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 875 86% 703 Pts	64-Core 1,154 71% 1,154 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 896 638 634 639 640 607 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	238% Outstanding	Read 2,010 Write 1,773 Mixed 690 SusWrite 676 286% 1,287 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 61.7 223% 84.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,066 DQ Write 1,075 DQ Mixed 831 690% 991 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 254%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 720GB 861 User benchmarks, average bench 122% 119GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 894 488 230 229 174 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 1463 Write 810 Mixed 411 SusWrite 365 168% 762 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 74.1 4K Mixed 22 99% 39 MB/s	DQ Read 186 DQ Write 697 DQ Mixed 84.5 168% 322 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 176%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 7,214 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 58GB free Firmware: 3D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,027 Write 1,350 Mixed 828 308% 1,401 MB/s	4K Read 60.2 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 81.3 280% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,548 DQ Write 1,226 DQ Mixed 1,014 861% 1,263 MB/s
Poor: 107% Great: 243%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB-$182 7,414 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 30.4 MC Mixed 24.2 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 32.1 SC Mixed 23.7 71% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 101%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,401x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 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	338x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	229x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	200x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	184x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	180x

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: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,136

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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16