Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 158% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 143% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 99.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	158% 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	291% 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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	23.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210713
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '23 at 05:15
Run Duration	300 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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-$175 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 146 2-Core 288 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 550 8-Core 880 88% 715 Pts	64-Core 1,059 66% 1,059 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 872F) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2111 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.76% Terrible	Lighting 8.3 Reflection 11.4 Parallax 10 7% 9.9 fps	MRender 13.4 Gravity 8.2 Splatting 13.4 10% 11.7 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.76% Great: 7%
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 87B8) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 537.34 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	158% Outstanding	Lighting 239 Reflection 211 Parallax 203 194% 217 fps	MRender 196 Gravity 154 Splatting 135 129% 162 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SHGP31-1000GM-2 1TB 9,764 User benchmarks, average bench 312% 206GB free Firmware: 41060C20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1207 766 749 669 658 635 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	245% Outstanding	Read 2,412 Write 2,224 Mixed 1,601 SusWrite 780 392% 1,754 MB/s	4K Read 54.9 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 70.6 228% 75.9 MB/s	DQ Read 812 DQ Write 507 DQ Mixed 717 519% 679 MB/s
Poor: 181% ↑ This bench: 245% Great: 414%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 254GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1681 1670 1646 1586 1567 1483 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	291% Outstanding	Read 2,403 Write 1,785 Mixed 918 SusWrite 1,605 374% 1,678 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 59.5 201% 71.2 MB/s	DQ Read 846 DQ Write 686 DQ Mixed 719 551% 750 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 291% Great: 353%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 252GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 472 471 463 428 283 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 450 Mixed 429 SusWrite 431 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 72 4K Mixed 44.3 146% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 357 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 129%
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB-$190 31,076 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 785GB free Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 916 507 508 509 508 461 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 81% Great: 136%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 4000 C16 Series 4x8GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	114% Outstanding	MC Read 43.7 MC Write 45.2 MC Mixed 33.7 117% 40.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 49.9 SC Mixed 32.7 100% 35.2 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 135%

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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: 0P 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	71	58	60	24"	1280 720	DELA070 DELL ST2421L

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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 $175Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,946x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	268x
Core i7-8086KIntel $443Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	262x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	872x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	358x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $580Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	264x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $157Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	276x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	193x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	181x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	334x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	196x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	70x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $1,251

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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