Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	121% 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	144% 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.

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Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	21.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200617
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '21 at 21:37
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing below expectations (25^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 above expectations (81^st percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 133 2-Core 270 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 784 79% 640 Pts	64-Core 1039 64% 1039 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3715) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (157 fps cap detected)	121% Outstanding	Lighting 156 Reflection 156 Parallax 156 127% 156 fps	MRender 157 Gravity 157 Splatting 149 126% 154 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 650 336 360 333 320 310 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	144% Outstanding	Read 1,758 Write 1,212 Mixed 489 SusWrite 385 212% 961 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 53 4K Mixed 31.6 121% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 492 DQ Write 95.8 DQ Mixed 182 162% 257 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 254%
Crucial BX200 480GB-$160 11,290 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 126GB free Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 152 71 71 70 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	65.7% Good	Read 450 Write 377 Mixed 348 SusWrite 129 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 40.6 4K Mixed 30.9 99% 32.3 MB/s	DQ Read 305 DQ Write 85.9 DQ Mixed 164 129% 185 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 95%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 265GB free Firmware: 32B1T3NA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 907 757 677 673 950 731 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	198% Outstanding	Read 2,225 Write 1,190 Mixed 698 SusWrite 783 270% 1,224 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 46.1 4K Mixed 37.1 124% 39.2 MB/s	DQ Read 940 DQ Write 85.3 DQ Mixed 165 208% 397 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 372%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$190 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 802GB free Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1030 1079 1068 339 154 156 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	154% Outstanding	Read 1,336 Write 1,166 Mixed 895 SusWrite 638 226% 1,009 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 41.6 4K Mixed 44.5 148% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 626 DQ Write 67.6 DQ Mixed 148 159% 281 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 282%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3333 C16 4x8GB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 30.7 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 43.7 SC Mixed 27.7 86% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 147%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	2,386x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	298x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	250x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	686x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	336x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	229x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	199x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	183x
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: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,124

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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