Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	54.7% 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	220% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180409
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '18 at 16:21
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 152 2-Core 300 101% 183 Pts	4-Core 610 8-Core 1,016 99% 813 Pts	64-Core 1,258 78% 1,258 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Lighting 69.1 Reflection 70 Parallax 62.4 56% 67.1 fps	MRender 72.7 Gravity 64.2 Splatting 55.6 52% 64.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 642 323 323 324 323 319 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	220% Outstanding	Read 2,047 Write 1,471 Mixed 557 SusWrite 376 245% 1,113 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 59.6 225% 86.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1098 DQ Write 966 DQ Mixed 750 639% 938 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 119GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 464 454 442 430 426 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 446 Mixed 351 SusWrite 448 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 47.7 171% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 349 266% 360 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 124%
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 59GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 409 412 409 407 408 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 370 Write 413 Mixed 257 SusWrite 409 82% 362 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 39.4 161% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 322 244% 328 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 176GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 100 100 101 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 110 Write 102 Mixed 73.7 SusWrite 100 71% 96.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.9 175% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 109%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 271GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 101 103 103 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 135 Write 128 Mixed 112 SusWrite 103 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 196% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192 40,358 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 25.7 93% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 30.8 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 48.5 82% 48.5 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 105%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,910x
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

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $1,262

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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