Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 130% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	125% 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	194% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (72%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	57.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kleuren,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200925
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '21 at 14:44
Run Duration	273 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	72%

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PC Performing below expectations (40^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-$405 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 158 2-Core 278 99% 177 Pts	4-Core 609 8-Core 1,048 100% 828 Pts	64-Core 1,517 94% 1,517 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$383 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 8662) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 170 Reflection 171 Parallax 174 138% 172 fps	MRender 169 Gravity 151 Splatting 126 119% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 252GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 815 616 586 596 603 626 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	194% Outstanding	Read 1,969 Write 1,679 Mixed 1,353 SusWrite 640 315% 1,410 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 47.5 4K Mixed 41.3 134% 41.9 MB/s	DQ Read 989 DQ Write 549 DQ Mixed 769 572% 769 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 340%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 641GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 734 1093 1058 1097 1085 1077 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	193% Outstanding	Read 1,235 Write 1,076 Mixed 1,074 SusWrite 1,024 248% 1102 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 50 4K Mixed 42.3 139% 43.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,074 DQ Write 642 DQ Mixed 841 631% 852 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 372%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$90 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 502GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 100 106 107 108 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 114 Write 95.6 Mixed 75.4 SusWrite 104 72% 97.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 96%
WD Purple Surveillance 4TB (2017)-$71 8,846 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 150 160 163 167 166 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 164 Mixed 80.1 SusWrite 160 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 113%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 37GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 79 83 85 85 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 79 Write 81.1 Mixed 63.4 SusWrite 82.3 56% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 101%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$176 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 172GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 65 72 72 72 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	41% Average	Read 72.5 Write 64.3 Mixed 42.6 SusWrite 70.2 46% 62.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 63%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 12TB 454 User benchmarks, average bench 202% 3TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 302 319 322 320 327 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	185% Outstanding	Read 324 Write 304 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 318 184% 255 MB/s	4K Read 9.4 4K Write 6.5 4K Mixed 1.7 701% 5.87 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 285%
USB DISK Pro 4GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 4GB free, PID 1d20 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 5.2 4.9 5.3 5.2 5.4 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	4.17% Terrible	Read 10.7 Write 3.2 Mixed 4 SusWrite 5.1 7% 5.75 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 24% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.17% Great: 4%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x16GB 2,982 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 29.1 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 30.8 89% 31 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 129%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $180Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,408x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	301x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	253x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	690x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	339x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	230x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 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 $159Bench 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	115x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,117

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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