Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	24.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	240% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200925
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '21 at 21:09
Run Duration	264 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 160 2-Core 320 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 640 8-Core 932 98% 786 Pts	64-Core 1,140 71% 1,140 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 108% 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: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3505 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.09 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	24.5% Poor	Lighting 30 Reflection 30 Parallax 30 24% 30 fps	MRender 30 Gravity 30 Splatting 30 25% 30 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 24.5% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 263GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1202 1239 1238 1242 1247 1222 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 1,516 Write 1,257 Mixed 1,113 SusWrite 1,232 287% 1,279 MB/s	4K Read 50.1 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 66.3 239% 88.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,109 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 372 357% 588 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 425%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 314GB free Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1869 1841 1862 1865 1863 1864 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	343% Outstanding	Read 2,420 Write 1,853 Mixed 884 SusWrite 1,861 392% 1,754 MB/s	4K Read 52.9 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 74.1 257% 94 MB/s	DQ Read 1,251 DQ Write 1,126 DQ Mixed 1,084 842% 1,154 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 343% Great: 353%
Intel X25-M 160GB 7,078 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 116GB free Firmware: 2CV102HD SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 97 104 101 102 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 254 Write 104 Mixed 133 SusWrite 101 33% 148 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 68.8 4K Mixed 12 86% 34.5 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 87.8 DQ Mixed 87.6 74% 110 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 46%
Intel X25-M 160GB 7,078 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 42GB free Firmware: 2CV102HA SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 101 105 103 104 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	46.9% Average	Read 256 Write 108 Mixed 135 SusWrite 105 33% 151 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 69.8 4K Mixed 11.9 86% 34.7 MB/s	DQ Read 157 DQ Write 90 DQ Mixed 86.8 74% 111 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 46%
Samsung 840 Evo 750GB-$310 3,724 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 415GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 466 469 472 458 476 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 160 Mixed 222 SusWrite 470 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 55.6 196% 68.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 256 216% 315 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 125%
WD Elements 107C 5TB 1,675 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2.5TB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	20.9% Poor	Read 36.2 Write 36.1 Mixed 32.2 SusWrite 36.9 48% 35.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 119% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 20.9% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB 4,021 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 40.3 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 31 107% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 46 SC Mixed 31 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 51.8 77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 136%

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Typical ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) Builds (Compare 3,997 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 112%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 103%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) - $320

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,911x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	265x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	260x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	867x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	356x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	261x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	274x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	188x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	180x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	332x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	192x
KHX2400C15/8G KHX2400C15D4/4G KHX2400C15/8G 20GBKingstonBench 84%, 239 samples	69x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $1,262

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