Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 154% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 148% UFO


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 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	163% 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	258% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (all builds)
Memory	18 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '21 at 02:58
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Memory 89.3 1-Core 159 2-Core 295 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 970 92% 763 Pts	64-Core 1,221 76% 1,221 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% PNY(196E 12FB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	163% Outstanding	Lighting 220 Reflection 208 Parallax 243 180% 224 fps	MRender 267 Gravity 226 Splatting 171 176% 221 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 44,403 User benchmarks, average bench 196% 278GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXY73H1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 840 551 601 602 547 595 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 1,987 Write 1,565 Mixed 971 SusWrite 623 286% 1,286 MB/s	4K Read 60.7 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 83.7 286% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,276 DQ Write 1,031 DQ Mixed 1,080 828% 1,129 MB/s
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 259%
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 2TB 2,517 User benchmarks, average bench 229% 661GB free Firmware: VB411D45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 141 155 155 153 160 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	197% Outstanding	Read 1,504 Write 1,152 Mixed 1,096 SusWrite 170 218% 980 MB/s	4K Read 51.1 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 74.9 254% 92.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,403 DQ Write 720 DQ Mixed 1,285 895% 1,136 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 333%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 278GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 121 123 124 124 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 126 Write 123 Mixed 73.7 SusWrite 123 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 69%
WD Blue 2.5" 250GB (2009)-$30 16,754 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 181GB free Firmware: 13.01A13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 58 59 59 59 59 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	33.6% Below average	Read 57.8 Write 56.5 Mixed 40.4 SusWrite 58.7 39% 53.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 41%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 209 212 211 211 212 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 145 Mixed 88.4 SusWrite 210 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 24GB 280 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.1% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 21.9 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 29.4 SC Mixed 22.8 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 111%

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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 $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	229x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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: $1,126

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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