Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	129% 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	110% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	58.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171011
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 23 '18 at 23:19
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (60^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 90 1-Core 149 2-Core 302 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 925 94% 763 Pts	64-Core 1,192 74% 1,192 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3752) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 397.64 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 209 Parallax 175 146% 188 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 172 Splatting 129 117% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M550 512GB-$283 5,683 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 5 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 7673 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1340 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 89 89 354 (AE) Unknown 100 100 307 (B4) Unknown 0 0 4403 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 62 53 201863987238 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 16 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 27 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 89 89 11 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 55695447181 (F7) Unknown 100 100 1751027753 (F8) Unknown 100 100 1456118812	110% Outstanding	Read 526 Write 474 Mixed 487 111% 496 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 35 153% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 58.1 116% 234 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 111%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 7,970 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: D781 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 142 Mixed 129 111% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 1.49 4K Mixed 0.2 66% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 793GB free Firmware: CC29 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 184085944 (03) Spinup time 94 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4911 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 69 60 9685694 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 7539 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1240 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 96 96 4 (BE) vendor-specific 65 45 17768710179 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 201 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 79 79 42571 (C2) HDA temperature 35 55 -140737488355293 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 95322504170318 (F1) Unknown 100 253 27151939576 (F2) Unknown 100 253 46521169508	103% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 161 Mixed 118 118% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.25 75% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 143GB free Firmware: CC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 111 97 40831272 (03) Spinup time 93 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3744 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 70 60 12574076 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 5725 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 991 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 35 35 65 (BC) Unknown 100 98 4295032844 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 50 571998242 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 783 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 89 89 23441 (C2) HDA temperature 34 50 17179869218 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -101442832562828 (F1) Unknown 100 253 -43399382130425 (F2) Unknown 100 253 17720941212159	73.5% Very good	Read 127 Write 130 Mixed 121 95% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.59 4K Write 0.97 4K Mixed 0.28 74% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 126GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 148831232 (03) Spinup time 94 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 5083 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 72 60 15328152 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 7436 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1273 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 95 42956161138 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 64 51 605552676 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 189 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 84 84 33195 (C2) HDA temperature 36 49 17179869220 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 27582279977528 (F1) Unknown 100 253 7841226004 (F2) Unknown 100 253 234985140317	59.5% Above average	Read 105 Write 102 Mixed 107 79% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 1.36 4K Mixed 0.16 72% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3333 C16 4x16GB 328 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.8% Very good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 22.9 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 29.4 SC Mixed 23.8 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 158%

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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 - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,386x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	298x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	250x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	686x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	336x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	229x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	199x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	183x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	177x

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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,126

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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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