Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 128% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	133% 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	255% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210713
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 05 '22 at 16:30
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$179 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 153 2-Core 301 101% 183 Pts	4-Core 579 8-Core 907 92% 743 Pts	64-Core 1,236 76% 1,236 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$270 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3726) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 183 Reflection 247 Parallax 181 149% 204 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 155 Splatting 128 126% 158 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 393GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1240 1165 832 831 832 833 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	255% Outstanding	Read 1,472 Write 1,318 Mixed 1,232 SusWrite 955 280% 1,244 MB/s	4K Read 65.1 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 87.9 292% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,203 DQ Write 892 DQ Mixed 1,021 770% 1,038 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 255% Great: 355%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 59GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 152 152 152 153 153 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 478 Mixed 405 SusWrite 184 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 57.9 198% 69.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 353 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 115%
Samsung 970 EVO 250GB 613 User benchmarks, average bench 300% 475GB free Firmware: 3B2QEXM7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2319 2349 2333 2340 2336 703 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	369% Outstanding	Read 2444 Write 2,323 Mixed 2226 SusWrite 2,063 510% 2,264 MB/s	4K Read 70.2 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 95.4 311% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,246 DQ Write 931 DQ Mixed 1,072 806% 1,083 MB/s
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 369% Great: 382%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 8,981 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 518GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 116 116 117 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 194 Mixed 99.6 SusWrite 116 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 1.5 310% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 184%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 41.4 MC Write 42.1 MC Mixed 31.8 110% 38.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 47 SC Mixed 32.6 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 119%

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Workstation 103%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,412x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	301x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	253x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	691x
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 $93Bench 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: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,120

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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