Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	113% 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	250% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	54 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190702
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '20 at 02:46
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st 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-$192 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Memory 89.1 1-Core 137 2-Core 274 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 827 79% 653 Pts	64-Core 1,087 67% 1,087 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 89.3% 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: 442.74 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	113% Outstanding	Lighting 152 Reflection 165 Parallax 166 124% 161 fps	MRender 109 Gravity 156 Splatting 109 101% 125 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1234 1177 1209 992 849 679 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 1,331 Write 1,215 Mixed 751 SusWrite 1,023 242% 1,080 MB/s	4K Read 54.2 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 75.8 262% 95.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,278 DQ Write 1,126 DQ Mixed 1,169 885% 1,191 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 393%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 8TB 662 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0406 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 119 121 121 120 121 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	13% Very poor	Read 82.8 Write 94.2 Mixed 81 SusWrite 120 21% 94.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 11.2 4K Mixed 0.7 8% 4.13 MB/s	DQ Read 1.6 DQ Write 8.7 DQ Mixed 2.8 3% 4.37 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 13% Great: 18%
Intel Raid 5 Volume 24TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 323GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.7 8.3 8.4 8.8 8.3 7.5 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	Read 530 Write 5.3 Mixed 15 SusWrite 8 100% 140 MB/s	4K Read 8.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1.2 530% 3.83 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 212%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 83GB free Firmware: 0737 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 83 85 85 86 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 87.8 Write 59.5 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 83.7 54% 73.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 97%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 51GB free Firmware: 0739 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 80 80 79 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 81.3 Write 48 Mixed 61.2 SusWrite 79.9 50% 67.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 97%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 29GB free Firmware: 0739 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 75 85 59 119 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 67.3 Write 87 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 86.4 60% 80.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.1 110% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3466 C16 4x16GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.8% Very good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 23.1 74% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 24.3 68% 24 GB/s	Latency 68.3 59% 68.3 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 131%

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Typical ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) Builds (Compare 4,025 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 $192Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,935x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	267x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	260x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	868x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	356x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	262x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	275x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	192x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	180x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $167Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	334x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	194x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	70x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $1,323

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16