Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	92.7% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	55 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200617
Uptime	7.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '20 at 15:18
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (58^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 89.7 1-Core 138 2-Core 264 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 844 80% 662 Pts	64-Core 1085 67% 1085 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow KC400 512GB-$180 2,804 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM001B SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 243 134 241 168 238 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 4 Mixed 334 SusWrite 200 58% 262 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 97.3 4K Mixed 39.5 148% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 306 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 67.8 123% 241 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 108%
Intel SSDSC2BF256A5 SATA 256GB 673 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 84GB free Firmware: LB1i SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 29 29 29 28 29 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 56% Great: 92%
SK hynix SC308 SATA 256GB 6,224 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 238GB free Firmware: 30001P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 227 228 227 229 229 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 458 Write 244 Mixed 212 SusWrite 228 63% 285 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 96.1 4K Mixed 26.6 134% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 227 DQ Mixed 187 169% 259 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 86%
Liteonit LCS-256L9S-11 2.5 7mm 256GB 4,915 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 33GB free Firmware: HC8110D SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 248 249 227 251 244 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 381 Mixed 283 SusWrite 245 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 80.4 4K Mixed 38.6 144% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 246 DQ Mixed 189 173% 267 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 103%
WD Red 6TB (2019)-$129 374 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 4TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 23 24 24 24 24 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 20% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 327GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 79 78 79 80 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 80.4 Write 58.1 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 79 49% 66.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 109% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 75%
Apple iPod 4GB 66 User benchmarks, average bench 3% 3GB free, PID 1302 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.9 3 2.9 2.8 3 3 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	2.5% Terrible	Read 7.7 Write 3.2 Mixed 5 SusWrite 2.9 6% 4.7 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 12% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.5% Great: 3%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2C3000C15 4x16GB 1,002 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.5% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 23.3 74% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 24.7 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 109%

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Typical ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) Builds (Compare 3,988 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 112%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 103%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) - $320

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,904x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	265x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	259x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	867x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	354x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	261x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	273x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	188x
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	331x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	192x
KHX2400C15/8G KHX2400C15D4/4G KHX2400C15/8G 20GBKingstonBench 84%, 239 samples	69x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $1,262

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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