Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	147% 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	92.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181105
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '19 at 04:06
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399 38,086 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 91.8 1-Core 136 2-Core 258 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 736 74% 601 Pts	64-Core 991 61% 991 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Zotac(19DA 1503) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 418.91 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	147% Outstanding	Lighting 195 Reflection 229 Parallax 246 159% 223 fps	MRender 245 Gravity 213 Splatting 146 159% 201 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 36 34 33 34 33 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 455 Mixed 357 SusWrite 64.6 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 87.4 4K Mixed 50.8 173% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 233 209% 316 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 118%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 161GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 108 101 99 91 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 66.5 Write 56 Mixed 18 SusWrite 99.4 43% 60 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.3 73% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 107%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 496GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 118 118 119 119 120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 118 Write 118 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 119 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1.1 217% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 112%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 485GB free Firmware: 07.00K07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 83 82 83 85 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 79.5 Write 73 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 83.1 53% 72.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 196% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4133 C19 2x8GB 218 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.4% Good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 25 MC Mixed 20.2 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 16.9 SC Mixed 17 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 124%

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Typical ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) Builds (Compare 3,997 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 112%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 103%

UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) - $320

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,911x
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 $90Bench 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