Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	96.2% 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	210% 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 (all builds)
Memory	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200925
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '21 at 14:48
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$405 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 153 2-Core 304 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 605 8-Core 1,106 103% 856 Pts	64-Core 1,567 97% 1,567 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$290 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 37D1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 111 Parallax 115 99% 116 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 105 Splatting 94.4 90% 113 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$35 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 235GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101200WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 919 597 615 597 603 607 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	210% Outstanding	Read 1,857 Write 2,138 Mixed 1,650 SusWrite 656 354% 1,575 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 66.2 227% 83.3 MB/s	DQ Read 617 DQ Write 507 DQ Mixed 561 421% 562 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 284%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$35 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 395GB free Firmware: 101200WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1232 824 828 812 832 829 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 1,874 Write 1987 Mixed 1,724 SusWrite 893 364% 1,619 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 64.9 222% 81.3 MB/s	DQ Read 665 DQ Write 543 DQ Mixed 607 454% 605 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 284%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 249GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 162 168 168 169 171 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 149 Write 116 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 166 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 113%
External USB3.0 1TB 2,106 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 504GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 113 114 113 113 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	Read 135 Write 138 Mixed 36.5 SusWrite 112 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 72%
SAMSUNG HD502HI 500GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 181GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 38 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	19.9% Very poor	Read 39.4 Write 38 Mixed 35.2 SusWrite 37.8 51% 37.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.9% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB 687 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 36.9 MC Mixed 27 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 42.3 SC Mixed 27.8 86% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 105%

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Workstation 103%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $180Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,408x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	301x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	253x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	690x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	339x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	230x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	200x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	184x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	181x

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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $1,103

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16