Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	115% 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	215% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171101
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 16 '18 at 16:17
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	ARE-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (49^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 137 2-Core 270 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 853 83% 681 Pts	64-Core 1,112 69% 1,112 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	115% Outstanding	Lighting 155 Reflection 173 Parallax 173 127% 167 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 154 Splatting 115 102% 126 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 569 313 300 295 294 291 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 2,007 Write 1,217 Mixed 636 SusWrite 344 231% 1,051 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 55.3 217% 79.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,140 DQ Write 998 DQ Mixed 680 616% 939 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 52GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 284 166 143 113 120 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 456 Mixed 412 SusWrite 196 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 59.8 201% 70.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 989GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 93 93 95 93 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 136 Write 140 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 93.3 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 114%
WD My Book Essentials 1TB 3,704 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 223GB free, PID 1110 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 35 35 35 36 35 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	19.6% Very poor	Read 34.7 Write 34 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 35.2 45% 33.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 101% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 19.6% Great: 20%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 280GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.2 3.3 3.9 4.6 2.6 3.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	7.48% Terrible	Read 37 Write 2.5 Mixed 5.3 SusWrite 3.5 11% 12.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.3 26% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 7.48% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$201 13,611 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 35 MC Mixed 25.7 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 34.6 SC Mixed 28.4 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 50.9 79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	2,381x
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	685x
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 $76Bench 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: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $1,110

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