Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	110% 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.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180622
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '18 at 23:27
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$139 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 144 2-Core 292 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 577 8-Core 828 88% 702 Pts	64-Core 829 51% 829 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6684) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 147 Reflection 148 Parallax 141 120% 145 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 138 Splatting 109 98% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Optane+238G 256GB 1,939 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 114GB free (System drive) Firmware: 16.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 135 137 138 330 139 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 35% Great: 101%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 66GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 141 134 137 126 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 476 Mixed 384 SusWrite 167 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 51 186% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 174 182% 298 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 108%
Envoy 2012 121GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 11GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 325 Write 223 Mixed 252 59% 267 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 55.5 4K Mixed 34 112% 38.5 MB/s	DQ Read 154 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 131 104% 145 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 62%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 346GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 126 133 128 132 131 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 99.7 Write 84 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 130 69% 94 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 86%
Samsung Flash Drive DUO 32GB 866 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 4GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 21 20 27 22 26 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	30.4% Below average	Read 138 Write 11 Mixed 54.2 SusWrite 23.5 58% 56.6 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 2.1 134% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x4GB 373 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	MC Read 34.8 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 29.3 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 34.8 SC Mixed 29.9 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 51.8 77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 91%

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Workstation 103%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,399x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	299x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	253x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	688x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	337x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	229x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $81Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	199x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	184x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	179x

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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $1,122

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16