Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	20.4% 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	201% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	20.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210713
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 02 '24 at 14:10
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	QAT-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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-$192 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 88.4 1-Core 133 2-Core 264 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 820 79% 652 Pts	64-Core 1,052 65% 1,052 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 546.65 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	20.4% Poor	Lighting 23.5 Reflection 30.9 Parallax 20.7 19% 25 fps	MRender 42.2 Gravity 19 Splatting 25 23% 28.7 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 20.4% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 51,051 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 303GB free (System drive) Firmware: 234100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1407 525 552 495 566 542 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 1,940 Write 1970 Mixed 1,364 SusWrite 681 333% 1,489 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 85.5 4K Mixed 52.3 183% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 608 DQ Write 503 DQ Mixed 550 414% 554 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 300%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 176GB free Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1110 462 308 307 305 303 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	161% Outstanding	Read 1,417 Write 1,126 Mixed 503 SusWrite 466 195% 878 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 79.6 4K Mixed 42.8 153% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 715 DQ Write 565 DQ Mixed 569 445% 616 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 145GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 469 400 259 257 273 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 473 Mixed 431 SusWrite 354 98% 438 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 66.6 4K Mixed 44.5 145% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 350 266% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016)-$139 396 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 326GB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 115 116 116 117 116 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 120 Write 110 Mixed 74 SusWrite 116 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 7.5 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 476% 3.77 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	73.7% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 22.9 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 21.9 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 69.6 58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 98%

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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	68	56	165	27"	2560 1369	AUS2722 VG27A

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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 $192Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,935x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	267x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	260x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	868x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	356x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	262x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	275x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	192x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	180x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $167Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	334x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	194x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	70x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $1,323

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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