Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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	85.1% 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.

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	20200617
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 14 '21 at 23:06
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (44^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 (61^st percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 85.4 1-Core 135 2-Core 254 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 825 81% 664 Pts	64-Core 944 58% 944 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 192 Parallax 198 136% 185 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 183 Splatting 126 120% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 1TB-$102 9,497 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 487GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 334 194 165 445 462 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 485 Write 459 Mixed 328 SusWrite 280 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 59.6 4K Mixed 29.6 108% 38.3 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 235 206% 308 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 120%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 338GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1185 1162 659 574 582 581 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 1459 Write 1209 Mixed 788 SusWrite 790 237% 1,062 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 62.2 220% 81.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,032 DQ Write 798 DQ Mixed 806 633% 879 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 105GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 463 481 472 478 479 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 478 Mixed 389 SusWrite 474 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 60.9 205% 72.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 134%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 80 82 81 77 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	66% Good	Read 150 Write 157 Mixed 93.2 SusWrite 79.5 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C17 4x8GB 5,888 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70% Good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 21.3 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 21.9 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 136%

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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	2,383x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	199x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	182x
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: $1,129

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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