Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	88.3% 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	279% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 28 '21 at 00:59
Run Duration	309 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^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-$186 746,287 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 95.4 1-Core 136 2-Core 252 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 448 8-Core 809 76% 628 Pts	64-Core 1,037 64% 1,037 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 1435) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Lighting 111 Reflection 114 Parallax 104 91% 110 fps	MRender 96.9 Gravity 106 Splatting 102 83% 102 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB 18,578 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 360GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1543 1184 1289 1217 1304 1241 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	279% Outstanding	Read 2,261 Write 2,026 Mixed 973 SusWrite 1,296 366% 1,639 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 56.7 206% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,335 DQ Write 754 DQ Mixed 846 683% 978 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 279% Great: 332%
Seagate SkyHawk 8TB (2016)-$175 125 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 6TB free Firmware: AV01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 225 227 226 228 229 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 45% Great: 89%
Toshiba HDWF180 8TB 2,355 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 3TB free Firmware: GX0B SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 184 184 179 185 185 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 183 Mixed 91.6 SusWrite 183 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 0.7 256% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 133%
Toshiba HDWF180 8TB 2,355 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 4.5TB free Firmware: GX0B SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 203 205 205 204 203 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 205 Write 207 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 203 129% 176 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 0.7 268% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 133%
Seagate SkyHawk 8TB (2016)-$175 125 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2.5TB free Firmware: AV01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 194 194 195 195 194 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 45% Great: 89%
ST8000NM 0055-1RM112 8TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 84 83 83 82 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 195 Write 180 Mixed 108 SusWrite 83.6 182% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 9 4K Mixed 1 345% 3.8 MB/s	DQ Read 0.9 DQ Write 15.7 DQ Mixed 1.1 575% 5.9 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 100%
ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 3TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 164 163 163 164 161 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 168 Write 131 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 155 178% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 67% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 62%
ST5000DM 000-1FK178 5TB 74 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 84 83 83 82 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 76.5 Write 119 Mixed 108 SusWrite 83.8 137% 96.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 11.2 4K Mixed 0.9 416% 4.43 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 12.3 DQ Mixed 1 454% 4.57 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 84%
WD Elements 25A3 12TB 2,705 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 169 167 163 165 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 169 Write 177 Mixed 130 SusWrite 166 218% 160 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 7 4K Mixed 1.2 359% 9.97 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 101%
WD Elements 25A3 12TB 2,705 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 145 145 149 142 146 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	74.8% Very good	Read 152 Write 158 Mixed 176 SusWrite 146 218% 158 MB/s	4K Read 11.1 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 2 313% 6.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 31.1 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 41.8 SC Mixed 30.4 90% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 120%

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Typical ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) Builds (Compare 4,002 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 112%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 103%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,914x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	266x
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 $95Bench 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
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	69x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $1,262

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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