Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	34.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	232% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210414
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '21 at 09:04
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$164 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 148 2-Core 306 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 613 8-Core 881 94% 747 Pts	64-Core 909 56% 909 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8528) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.3% Below average	Lighting 43.9 Reflection 47.2 Parallax 41.3 36% 44.1 fps	MRender 37.7 Gravity 41.4 Splatting 36.7 31% 38.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme HS-SSD-C2000Pro 256GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 261% 108GB free (System drive) Firmware: HBAF28FT Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 270 251 205 269 190 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 2,586 Write 1,064 Mixed 169 SusWrite 260 220% 1,020 MB/s	4K Read 60.8 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 79.3 264% 91.3 MB/s	DQ Read 826 DQ Write 530 DQ Mixed 484 413% 613 MB/s
Poor: 203% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 310%
Team TM8FP6001T 1TB 9,663 User benchmarks, average bench 227% 923GB free Firmware: T0707A0L SusWrite @10s intervals: 1072 1105 1090 1111 1112 1115 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	203% Outstanding	Read 1,256 Write 1091 Mixed 775 SusWrite 1,101 237% 1,056 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 22.1 164% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 855 DQ Write 877 DQ Mixed 487 471% 740 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 305%
WD Se 4TB-$104 2,519 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 173 174 175 177 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 175 Mixed 98.4 SusWrite 174 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 215% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 445GB free Firmware: KC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 130 132 130 132 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 146 Write 136 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 131 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 4x4GB 364 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 29.8 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 41.4 SC Mixed 29.3 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 119%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	75	27"	1280 720	SGT2700 Monitor

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Typical ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) Builds (Compare 3,987 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 112%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 103%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) - $320

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $198Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,903x
Core i9-9900KIntel $427Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	265x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	259x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	866x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	354x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	261x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	273x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	188x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	180x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	331x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $56Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	192x
KHX2400C15/8G KHX2400C15D4/4G KHX2400C15/8G 20GBKingstonBench 84%, 239 samples	69x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $1,288

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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