Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	84.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	223% 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.

High background CPU (27%). 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	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200925
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 05 '21 at 16:44
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st 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, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 157 2-Core 290 100% 180 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 949 90% 747 Pts	64-Core 1220 76% 1220 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$273 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 37D1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	84.3% Excellent	Lighting 99.5 Reflection 141 Parallax 96 81% 112 fps	MRender 139 Gravity 105 Splatting 95.5 90% 113 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 84.3% 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% 249GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101200WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1058 812 809 806 809 720 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 1,935 Write 1,826 Mixed 1,714 SusWrite 835 354% 1,578 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 62.3 216% 79.2 MB/s	DQ Read 684 DQ Write 556 DQ Mixed 632 470% 624 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 284%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$35 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 396GB free Firmware: 101200WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1238 825 823 828 832 823 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 1,864 Write 1,889 Mixed 1,658 SusWrite 895 354% 1,577 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 66.6 235% 87.9 MB/s	DQ Read 746 DQ Write 650 DQ Mixed 665 508% 687 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 284%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 303GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 114 115 116 116 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 190 Write 144 Mixed 81.6 SusWrite 115 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 87.5% 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 (68^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 27.6 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 39.4 SC Mixed 28.8 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 105%

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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 $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