Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	170% 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	132% 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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180518
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 04 '23 at 03:01
Run Duration	334 Seconds
Run User	PRI-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing way below expectations (15^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 1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	42.9% Average	Memory 65.7 1-Core 53.4 2-Core 78.1 43% 65.7 Pts	4-Core 112 8-Core 152 17% 132 Pts	64-Core 83.7 5% 83.7 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% MSI(1462 5103) CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 531.41 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	170% Outstanding	Lighting 123 Reflection 73.8 Parallax 372 101% 190 fps	MRender 438 Gravity 591 Splatting 317 355% 449 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 329GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 635 548 730 733 814 881 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 1,136 Write 979 Mixed 941 SusWrite 724 212% 945 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 38.4 4K Mixed 33.9 114% 35 MB/s	DQ Read 198 DQ Write 111 DQ Mixed 141 109% 150 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 372%
Adata SU630 4TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 34GB free Firmware: 3R08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 143 125 116 77 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 383 Write 348 Mixed 331 SusWrite 121 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 27.8 4K Mixed 25.7 78% 24.6 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 166 125% 165 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 102%
Samsung 860 1TB 2,531 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 15GB free Firmware: 4B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 458 Write 371 Mixed 392 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 38 4K Mixed 28.5 98% 31.2 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 207 150% 193 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 116%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 4TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 92GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 255 301 297 318 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 381 Write 355 Mixed 229 SusWrite 249 68% 303 MB/s	4K Read 8.7 4K Write 10.4 4K Mixed 11.6 34% 10.2 MB/s	DQ Read 29.9 DQ Write 56 DQ Mixed 73.4 47% 53.1 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 106%
Crucial M4 64GB-$92 7,336 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 9GB free Firmware: 0309 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 99 103 41 59 51 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 462 Write 109 Mixed 165 SusWrite 76.3 44% 203 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 33.6 4K Mixed 13.6 68% 22.9 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 88.7 DQ Mixed 41.9 50% 89.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 65%
Crucial M500 120GB-$75 15,430 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 10GB free Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 54 53 47 53 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 398 Write 136 Mixed 196 SusWrite 64.6 44% 198 MB/s	4K Read 17.8 4K Write 28.5 4K Mixed 19.4 67% 21.9 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 143 105% 137 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 77%
CT4000P3PSSD8 4TB 3,703 User benchmarks, average bench 357% 1.5TB free Firmware: P9CR40A SusWrite @10s intervals: 1468 1586 1465 1440 1501 1475 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	182% Outstanding	Read 1426 Write 1,619 Mixed 1,530 SusWrite 1,489 343% 1516 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 30.2 4K Mixed 27.1 87% 27.1 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 190 134% 172 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 535%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 5TB 1,185 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 107GB free, PID d011 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 134 163 149 129 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	69% Good	Read 184 Write 174 Mixed 66.1 SusWrite 145 185% 142 MB/s	4K Read 15.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 173% 6.27 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 81%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 4x8GB 1,459 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Relative performance (0^th percentile)	23.1% Poor	MC Read 9.3 MC Write 5.7 MC Mixed 6.6 21% 7.2 GB/s	SC Read 6.8 SC Write 11 SC Mixed 8.8 25% 8.87 GB/s	Latency 112 36% 112 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 144%

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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 (WI-FI AC) - $320

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,922x
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	867x
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 $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	274x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	191x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	180x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	333x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	193x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	70x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $1,261

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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