Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	124% 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	122% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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 (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200925
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	May 26 '21 at 07:40
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$199 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 162 2-Core 323 104% 192 Pts	4-Core 642 8-Core 952 99% 797 Pts	64-Core 1,244 77% 1,244 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480 20,231 User benchmarks, average bench 122% MSI(1462 3981) ≥ 4GB Ram: 12GB, Driver: 21.5.1 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 146 Reflection 139 Parallax 314 119% 200 fps	MRender 235 Gravity 147 Splatting 176 150% 186 fps
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 129%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 427GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 465 461 463 460 466 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 453 Mixed 378 SusWrite 464 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 52.5 190% 72.3 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 352 268% 361 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 124%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 293GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 950 671 673 666 668 671 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	275% Outstanding	Read 2,370 Write 2,168 Mixed 1,621 SusWrite 716 384% 1,719 MB/s	4K Read 69.9 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 62.4 268% 96 MB/s	DQ Read 1,407 DQ Write 1,123 DQ Mixed 1,258 943% 1,263 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 275% Great: 340%
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 112GB free Firmware: DXT08B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 131 131 131 130 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 383 Write 129 Mixed 132 SusWrite 131 43% 194 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 19.7 126% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 335 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 48.1 84% 170 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 73%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$194 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 160 165 164 164 166 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 159 Mixed 118 SusWrite 163 117% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.9 196% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 98%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$194 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 167 169 170 168 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 134 Mixed 100 SusWrite 168 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 98%
Seagate ST2000LM003 HN-M201RAD 2TB 50,772 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: 2BC10008 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 105 106 107 107 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	57% Above average	Read 92.9 Write 64.8 Mixed 58.6 SusWrite 105 59% 80.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 194% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2747 MHz Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.7% Average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 16.6 MC Mixed 13.1 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 17.1 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 110%

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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 (WI-FI AC) - $320

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,920x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	267x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	260x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	867x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	356x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	262x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	274x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	190x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	180x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	333x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	193x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	70x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $1,271

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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16