Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	93.5% 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	112% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). 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	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	8 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '21 at 17:46
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (48^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 90.4 1-Core 137 2-Core 261 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 819 83% 675 Pts	64-Core 1,103 68% 1,103 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.6% 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 (95^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 112 Parallax 202 100% 145 fps	MRender 94.4 Gravity 133 Splatting 77.5 81% 102 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 309GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 396 397 349 283 228 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 461 Mixed 393 SusWrite 341 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 56.2 191% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 246 199% 279 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 134%
HyperX Savage 960GB-$397 1,581 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 205GB free Firmware: SAFM02.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 366 380 403 406 407 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 424 Mixed 331 SusWrite 390 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 92.4 4K Mixed 35.9 135% 51.7 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 92.6 99% 166 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 93.2% 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: 1026 871 840 842 843 840 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 1147 Write 1,108 Mixed 1,078 SusWrite 877 237% 1,052 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 64.1 228% 86.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,390 DQ Write 1,169 DQ Mixed 1,238 939% 1,266 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 297%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 77 78 77 79 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 62.2 Write 64.9 Mixed 39.9 SusWrite 77 45% 61 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 87%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 112 113 114 115 114 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	70% Very good	Read 131 Write 93 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 113 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 87%
WD Red 8TB (2017)-$231 4,534 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 3.5TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 168 174 167 175 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 178 Mixed 100 SusWrite 170 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 2 370% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 110%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$91 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 281GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 91 90 89 92 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 131 Write 143 Mixed 88.3 SusWrite 89.8 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 206% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 63.5% 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	70.7% Very good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 22.1 70% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 27.5 SC Mixed 22.6 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 70.7% 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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,395x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	299x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	252x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	688x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	337x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	229x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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 $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	179x

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 $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,137

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16