Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	75% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180409
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '18 at 20:02
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing below expectations (30^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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 86.3 1-Core 147 2-Core 264 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 864 83% 684 Pts	64-Core 985 61% 985 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.93 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75% Very good	Lighting 93 Reflection 102 Parallax 87.4 76% 94.3 fps	MRender 89 Gravity 88 Splatting 91.1 73% 89.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 88%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,900 Write 1,605 Mixed 747 313% 1,417 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 55.3 199% 74.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,044 DQ Write 1,011 DQ Mixed 855 689% 970 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
Intel 320 Series 120GB-$89 9,651 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 112GB free Firmware: 4PC10362 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 245 Write 82 Mixed 140 34% 156 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 39 4K Mixed 22.5 80% 27.1 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 77.3 DQ Mixed 65.3 60% 93.8 MB/s
Poor: 29% Great: 48%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 192GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 490 Write 407 Mixed 353 93% 417 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 90.6 4K Mixed 41.3 148% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 174 181% 297 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 116%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161 35,811 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2472 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	62.2% Good	MC Read 23.2 MC Write 24.7 MC Mixed 19.5 64% 22.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 15.7 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 110%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,383x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	199x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	182x
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: $1,129

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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