Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	53.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	80.2% 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	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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180409
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 23 '18 at 19:30
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 89 1-Core 142 2-Core 284 94% 172 Pts	4-Core 538 8-Core 872 86% 705 Pts	64-Core 1,144 71% 1,144 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.64 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.1% Above average	Lighting 66.6 Reflection 68 Parallax 60.2 54% 64.9 fps	MRender 72.8 Gravity 63.2 Splatting 54 51% 63.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-256M9PeG 256GB 1,173 User benchmarks, average bench 155% 158GB free Firmware: 1.04 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 2,649 Write 1,037 Mixed 1,408 372% 1,698 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 27.7 144% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 101 130% 236 MB/s
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 205%
IR_SSDPR_S25A_120 120GB 75 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM21.1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 128 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 107 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 87 87 84 (AD) Unknown 100 100 589837 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 75 (C2) HDA temperature 67 67 141736083489 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 99 (F1) Unknown 100 100 793	80.2% Excellent	Read 426 Write 458 Mixed 485 102% 456 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 88.1 4K Mixed 6.39 89% 39 MB/s	DQ Read 194 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 6.07 70% 161 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 84%
ChipsBnk SD/MMCReader 32GB 90 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 29GB free, PID 1307 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	6.35% Terrible	Read 14.2 Write 7.02 Mixed 11.7 13% 11 MB/s	4K Read 2.61 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.41 47% 1.24 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.35% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171 37,802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.2% Very good	MC Read 29 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 20.1 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 23.2 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 104%

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Typical ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) Builds (Compare 3,998 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	2,911x
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 $95Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $1,262

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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