Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	98.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191007
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '21 at 13:52
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing below expectations (30^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-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 142 2-Core 281 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 978 93% 769 Pts	64-Core 1,580 98% 1,580 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$279 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 87F3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.6% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 118 Parallax 135 104% 127 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 104 Splatting 88.2 87% 110 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 512GB 29,096 User benchmarks, average bench 203% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 268 Write 1,079 Mixed 262 122% 536 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 8.7 107% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 469 323% 399 MB/s
Poor: 112% Great: 291%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA641 3TB 2,582 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 27GB free Firmware: MKAOA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 72 85 85 91 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 82.2 Write 85.9 Mixed 52.9 SusWrite 82.3 56% 75.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 88%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB-$71 11,382 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 12GB free Firmware: MKAOAA10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 81 89 88 87 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	43.7% Average	Read 68.1 Write 77 Mixed 48.1 SusWrite 84.2 51% 69.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 87%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 7GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 90 74 91 89 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 95.4 Write 85.3 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 85.2 52% 71.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 112% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 107%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB-$71 11,382 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 20GB free Firmware: MKAONS00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 90 92 90 89 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 78 Write 77.4 Mixed 50 SusWrite 88.7 54% 73.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 87%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB-$71 11,382 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2GB free Firmware: MKAOAA50 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 56.7 Write 70.9 Mixed 42.4 42% 56.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 87%
WD My Book 25EE 10TB 1,386 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 70GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 149 191 192 161 146 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 147 Write 156 Mixed 122 SusWrite 164 202% 147 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 8.8 4K Mixed 1 347% 4.53 MB/s	DQ Read 0.7 DQ Write 5.4 DQ Mixed 1.7 244% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 1x16GB 4,604 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	40.2% Average	MC Read 13.8 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 11.3 37% 12.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 13.4 38% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 51%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,910x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	265x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	260x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	867x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	356x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	261x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	274x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	188x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	180x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	332x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	192x
KHX2400C15/8G KHX2400C15D4/4G KHX2400C15/8G 20GBKingstonBench 84%, 239 samples	69x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $1,262

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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