Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 60% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	62.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	138% 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180409
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 03 '18 at 14:13
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (41^st 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-$199 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 135 2-Core 265 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 827 77% 640 Pts	64-Core 1,105 68% 1,105 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AE) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 397.93 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Lighting 79.9 Reflection 78.4 Parallax 67.4 65% 75.2 fps	MRender 69.3 Gravity 71.5 Splatting 73 59% 71.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB 13,939 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 466GB free Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 932 Write 443 Mixed 327 124% 567 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 64.7 4K Mixed 13.3 92% 35 MB/s	DQ Read 211 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 39.9 75% 149 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 313%
Plextor M8Pe NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$149 2,380 User benchmarks, average bench 196% 201GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 1,589 Write 645 Mixed 737 217% 990 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 58.8 4K Mixed 19.6 102% 36.3 MB/s	DQ Read 111 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 18.4 41% 83 MB/s
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 237%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 8,981 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 214GB free Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 96.2 Write 98 Mixed 68.2 65% 87.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.34 4K Write 1.79 4K Mixed 0.37 88% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 184%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C17 4x8GB 5,888 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 44.1 MC Mixed 33 113% 39.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 31.2 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 53.4 75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 136%

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

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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 $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,917x
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	867x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	356x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	261x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	274x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	190x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	180x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	333x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	193x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	70x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $1,271

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16