Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	128% 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	284% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200617
Uptime	10.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 26 '20 at 15:00
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 141 2-Core 280 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 883 90% 730 Pts	64-Core 881 54% 881 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3605) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 194 Parallax 179 145% 184 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 174 Splatting 126 115% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$126 5,166 User benchmarks, average bench 284% 367GB free (System drive) Firmware: SS0221B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 761 692 542 414 756 543 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	284% Outstanding	Read 2,554 Write 2,078 Mixed 185 SusWrite 618 299% 1,359 MB/s	4K Read 63.8 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 87.3 292% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,325 DQ Write 1,089 DQ Mixed 514 574% 976 MB/s
Poor: 170% ↑ This bench: 284% Great: 380%
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$42 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 171GB free Firmware: UF300000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 136 47 131 141 140 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 456 Write 342 Mixed 292 SusWrite 127 68% 304 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 41.2 4K Mixed 11.1 71% 25.1 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 89.1 DQ Mixed 38.7 46% 81.8 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 55%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 84GB free Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 432 337 334 373 362 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 218 Mixed 343 SusWrite 387 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 58.5 199% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 257 222% 328 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 126%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 68GB free Firmware: CC35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 71 71 71 71 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 81.2 Write 79.7 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 70.6 53% 72.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 70%
WD Black 1.5TB (2010) 6,983 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 859GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 110 109 111 111 111 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 106 Write 103 Mixed 102 SusWrite 110 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 190% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB 25,457 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 30.6 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 41.1 SC Mixed 28.4 86% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 58.9 68% 58.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

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Gaming 112%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 103%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,381x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	298x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	250x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	685x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	336x
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 $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	115x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $1,110

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