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 as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	192% 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.

Very high background CPU (35%). 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200925
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 19 '20 at 18:10
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	35%

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PC Performing as expected (46^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-$179 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 93.5 1-Core 158 2-Core 267 97% 173 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 598 69% 539 Pts	64-Core 611 38% 611 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$287 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 37D1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 99.4 Reflection 138 Parallax 96.2 81% 111 fps	Gravity 104 Splatting 93.9 87% 99.1 fps
Poor: 80% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$35 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 230GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101200WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 897 794 787 808 812 778 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	192% Outstanding	Read 1,655 Write 1,909 Mixed 1585 SusWrite 813 336% 1,490 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 90.8 4K Mixed 59 186% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 516 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 475 336% 432 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 284%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$35 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 398GB free Firmware: 101200WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1182 825 827 828 829 821 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	210% Outstanding	Read 1,731 Write 1,676 Mixed 1,541 SusWrite 885 328% 1,458 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 99.8 4K Mixed 60.4 190% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 842 DQ Write 378 DQ Mixed 506 403% 575 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 284%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 546GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 129 128 129 130 130 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Read 176 Write 135 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 129 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB 687 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 30.1 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 41.2 SC Mixed 29.2 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 105%

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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 $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,419x
Core i9-9900KIntel $429Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	301x
Core i7-8086KIntel $443Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	253x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	692x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	341x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	230x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $103Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	202x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	184x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $148Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	181x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	146x
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: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $1,130

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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