Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	95.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	290% 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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181105
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '20 at 02:11
Run Duration	345 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$260 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 164 2-Core 328 107% 197 Pts	4-Core 654 8-Core 1,270 114% 962 Pts	64-Core 1,287 80% 1,287 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4995) CLim: 1618 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Lighting 123 Reflection 127 Parallax 114 100% 122 fps	MRender 102 Gravity 112 Splatting 102 86% 105 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 331GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 809 577 591 598 590 583 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	290% Outstanding	Read 2,511 Write 2,228 Mixed 1,505 SusWrite 625 383% 1,717 MB/s	4K Read 63.6 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 89.1 293% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,564 DQ Write 1,124 DQ Mixed 1,295 981% 1,328 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 290% Great: 340%
Micron_5200_MTFDDAK3T8TDC 4TB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: D1MU404 SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 372 369 371 372 369 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 472 Write 455 Mixed 365 SusWrite 371 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 80.4 4K Mixed 29.7 108% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 70.3 DQ Write 82.9 DQ Mixed 144 90% 98.9 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 96%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 88GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 371 369 371 371 369 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 449 Mixed 442 SusWrite 370 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 59.8 197% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 348 266% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 654GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 372 370 371 372 370 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 448 Mixed 412 SusWrite 371 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 63.3 212% 74.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 814GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 372 370 371 373 370 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 447 Mixed 402 SusWrite 371 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 64.7 213% 75 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 489GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 372 370 371 372 370 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 444 Mixed 402 SusWrite 371 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 62.8 213% 76 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 569GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 460 460 460 460 460 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 452 Mixed 393 SusWrite 460 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 63.1 214% 75.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB 35,395 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 43.1 MC Write 43.2 MC Mixed 31.1 112% 39.1 GB/s	SC Read 24.4 SC Write 43.1 SC Mixed 32.7 95% 33.4 GB/s	Latency 47.9 84% 47.9 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,402x
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	338x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	229x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	200x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	184x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	180x

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: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,136

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16