Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	39.7% 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	93% 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.

Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

16 months ago, 16 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	16.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	11 Days
Run Date	Feb 11 '23 at 15:35
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	49%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^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-$184 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Memory 83.7 1-Core 115 2-Core 226 80% 142 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 702 68% 557 Pts	64-Core 1,042 64% 1,042 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.20.27.07 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	39.7% Below average	Lighting 46.8 Reflection 60 Parallax 66.9 38% 57.9 fps	MRender 63.2 Gravity 52.3 Splatting 44.9 43% 53.5 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 400 413 396 385 414 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 409 Write 430 Mixed 362 SusWrite 400 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 57.7 4K Mixed 36.5 115% 39.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 355 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 79GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 412 374 341 322 295 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 439 Write 447 Mixed 362 SusWrite 357 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 56.1 4K Mixed 35.5 116% 39.6 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 358 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 134%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$51 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 719GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 149 151 149 149 148 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 138 Write 163 Mixed 82.1 SusWrite 150 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.9 197% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 112%
WD WD1001FALS-41Y6A1 1TB 1,153 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 648GB free Firmware: 05.03D06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 102 102 103 100 99 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 101 Write 94.8 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 101 69% 94 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 75%
Drobo 5D 17.5TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 9.5TB free, PID 3455 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 130 136 131 151 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Read 191 Write 220 Mixed 136 SusWrite 139 231% 172 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x16GB 810 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	MC Read 30 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 25.4 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 21.5 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 74 54% 74 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 98%

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

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $184Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,407x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	299x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	253x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	689x
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 $86Bench 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 $152Bench 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: $1,118

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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