Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	292% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200225
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '20 at 16:04
Run Duration	255 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 137 2-Core 274 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 806 82% 664 Pts	64-Core 1,030 64% 1,030 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Zotac(19DA 1438) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57% Above average	Lighting 70.7 Reflection 72.3 Parallax 63.5 58% 68.8 fps	MRender 69 Gravity 65.9 Splatting 69.1 56% 68 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 354GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 956 671 673 668 663 663 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 2,577 Write 2,368 Mixed 1,520 SusWrite 716 400% 1,795 MB/s	4K Read 66.3 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 90.4 304% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,271 DQ Write 990 DQ Mixed 1,130 846% 1,131 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 340%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 65GB free Firmware: M0CR070 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 7,803 Write 6,743 Mixed 7,332 1,627% 7,293 MB/s	4K Read 684 4K Write 586 4K Mixed 618 2,138% 629 MB/s	DQ Read 1,432 DQ Write 1,272 DQ Mixed 1,350 1,013% 1,351 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 95%
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB 32,020 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 75GB free Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1032 730 736 728 408 824 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 1,008 Write 1,236 Mixed 764 SusWrite 743 211% 938 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 175 4K Mixed 81.4 204% 87.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,397 DQ Write 1,028 DQ Mixed 991 801% 1,139 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 298%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 764GB free Firmware: 2AR10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 97 96 97 97 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	54% Above average	Read 92.4 Write 67.6 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 95.7 57% 77.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 841GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 192 191 193 192 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 129 Mixed 90.1 SusWrite 190 109% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%
Intenso Premium Line 32GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 26GB free, PID 8381 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 18 23 20 19 24 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 220 Write 47.6 Mixed 29.7 SusWrite 20.7 76% 79.5 MB/s	4K Read 14.7 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 4 299% 7.3 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 11,301 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 40.5 MC Write 41.9 MC Mixed 29.1 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 44.6 SC Mixed 30 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 50.9 79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 124%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,397x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 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	337x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	229x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	199x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	184x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	179x

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 $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,131

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16