Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 227% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 234% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	221% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	232% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200925
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '20 at 03:16
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$399 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 154 2-Core 307 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 614 8-Core 1,222 108% 918 Pts	64-Core 1,630 101% 1,630 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87AF) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4880 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	221% Outstanding	Lighting 331 Reflection 297 Parallax 336 270% 322 fps	MRender 366 Gravity 261 Splatting 188 213% 272 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 221% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 268GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 902 669 671 617 615 614 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 1724 Write 1,593 Mixed 636 SusWrite 681 258% 1,159 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 186 4K Mixed 63.6 260% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,128 DQ Write 814 DQ Mixed 782 636% 908 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 254%
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 223GB free Firmware: 502ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 221 223 110 193 224 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Read 379 Write 279 Mixed 290 SusWrite 200 64% 287 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 44.8 172% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 247 195% 271 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3400 C16 2x8GB 1,517 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 41 MC Write 42.4 MC Mixed 31.5 109% 38.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 50 SC Mixed 27.7 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 115%

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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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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 $175Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,414x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	301x
Core i7-8086KIntel $443Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	253x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	691x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	339x
RTX 3080Nvidia $435Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	230x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 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 $157Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	181x

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	116x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,116

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16