Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	93% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	16.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	7.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '21 at 16:21
Run Duration	263 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (46^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)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 89.6 1-Core 137 2-Core 267 91% 165 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 839 83% 680 Pts	64-Core 1,101 68% 1,101 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400 91,676 User benchmarks, average bench 87% Sapphire(1DA2 E37F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.2.3 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 112 Parallax 188 99% 141 fps	MRender 94.5 Gravity 134 Splatting 77.6 81% 102 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 309GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 316 233 234 230 233 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 434 Mixed 370 SusWrite 277 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 54.3 185% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 268 DQ Mixed 188 160% 233 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 134%
HyperX Savage 960GB-$397 1,581 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 205GB free Firmware: SAFM02.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 393 405 348 403 407 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 426 Mixed 321 SusWrite 385 90% 398 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 91.1 4K Mixed 35.4 134% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 90.5 98% 165 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 111%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 190GB free Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1010 831 838 839 841 840 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1,208 Write 1,167 Mixed 1,113 SusWrite 866 245% 1,089 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 64.2 227% 86.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1388 DQ Write 1,166 DQ Mixed 1,232 935% 1,262 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 297%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 75 77 78 78 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 68.7 Write 66.3 Mixed 44.4 SusWrite 76.5 47% 64 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 87%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 117 119 121 119 117 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 112 Write 114 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 118 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 87%
WD Red 8TB (2017)-$231 4,534 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 3.5TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 168 174 167 175 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 178 Mixed 97.4 SusWrite 170 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.8 351% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 110%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 281GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 90 91 90 90 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 150 Write 136 Mixed 86.1 SusWrite 89.6 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 204% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 3,140 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.4% Very good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 21.5 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 27.3 SC Mixed 22.8 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 161%

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Gaming 112%

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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 $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 $179	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