Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% 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	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	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.

High background CPU (29%). 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	55.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 22 '21 at 09:54
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 146 2-Core 274 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 910 84% 704 Pts	64-Core 1,193 74% 1,193 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 1474) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 190 Parallax 180 140% 181 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 179 Splatting 127 119% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 214GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 727 544 544 542 544 531 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 2,012 Write 1,660 Mixed 684 SusWrite 572 273% 1,232 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 56.3 206% 78.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,032 DQ Write 975 DQ Mixed 767 641% 925 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 254%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 2TB-$130 5,895 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 711GB free Firmware: X61110RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 445 460 460 465 440 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 445 Write 395 Mixed 314 SusWrite 450 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 63.2 4K Mixed 36.8 125% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 248 214% 316 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 119%
Sandisk Extreme SSD 1TB 4,980 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 335GB free Firmware: 1012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 380 364 375 381 359 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 336 Write 221 Mixed 264 SusWrite 370 67% 298 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 52.7 4K Mixed 26.9 98% 34.3 MB/s	DQ Read 180 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 193 143% 188 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 141 165 182 139 142 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 147 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 152 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion Desk 6TB 6,833 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 664GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 30 25 25 23 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	10.8% Very poor	Read 12.2 Write 17.7 Mixed 17.7 SusWrite 25.3 14% 18.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 47% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 10.8% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK32GX4M2E3200C16 CMK32GX4M2D3200C16 CMK32GX4M2E3200C16 CMK32GX4M2D3200C16 64GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 30.4 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 42.9 SC Mixed 29.7 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 117%

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Typical ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) Builds (Compare 3,998 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 112%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 103%

UFO

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 $95Bench 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 $295	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