Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	107% 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	228% 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181105
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '19 at 10:07
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 158 2-Core 328 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 628 8-Core 1,000 100% 814 Pts	64-Core 1,203 74% 1,203 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3732) CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3900 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	107% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 128 Parallax 143 108% 135 fps	MRender 191 Gravity 121 Splatting 105 110% 139 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 369GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 833 600 593 599 600 606 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1,723 Write 1583 Mixed 760 SusWrite 638 262% 1,176 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 57 225% 88.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,032 DQ Write 1,299 DQ Mixed 988 794% 1,106 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 254%
Kingston SUV300S37A120G 120GB 4,336 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 48GB free Firmware: SAFM12.G SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 84 80 77 86 86 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 429 Write 425 Mixed 305 SusWrite 109 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 37.6 147% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 165 168% 269 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 83%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 569GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2219 2165 1101 1097 1106 1094 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	345% Outstanding	Read 2239 Write 2,240 Mixed 1,529 SusWrite 1,464 419% 1,868 MB/s	4K Read 62.4 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 88.3 305% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,707 DQ Write 1,534 DQ Mixed 1,601 1,206% 1,614 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 345% Great: 372%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 276GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 139 139 138 139 140 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 85 Write 88 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 138 69% 93.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 211% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 109%
WD Green 1.5TB (2011)-$51 6,566 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 467GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 81 84 85 85 83 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 88.3 Write 97.5 Mixed 75 SusWrite 83.4 64% 86 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	88.6% Excellent	MC Read 32.5 MC Write 33 MC Mixed 26.9 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 33.6 SC Mixed 26.5 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 48.6 82% 48.6 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 110%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,384x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 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 $127Bench 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: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $1,143

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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