Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	101% 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	236% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	29 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 27 '18 at 17:52
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	ARE-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 146 2-Core 262 95% 168 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 870 89% 717 Pts	64-Core 1,221 76% 1,221 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 134 Parallax 131 106% 132 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 128 Splatting 104 94% 115 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 384GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1054 1088 1101 1133 1140 1159 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	236% Outstanding	Read 1,201 Write 1,006 Mixed 753 SusWrite 1,113 229% 1,018 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 67.2 232% 83.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,141 DQ Write 1,032 DQ Mixed 1,007 777% 1,060 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 353%
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 137GB free Firmware: SAFM00.Y SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 463 468 479 480 478 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 484 Mixed 315 SusWrite 468 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 40.5 155% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 67.3 119% 233 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 431GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 461 464 475 451 296 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 464 Mixed 445 SusWrite 432 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 59.8 201% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 177 178 175 175 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 144 Write 130 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 176 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 138% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 105%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 433GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 108 109 110 109 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 52.3 Write 51 Mixed 45.8 SusWrite 108 47% 64.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.4 96% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 3,531 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 40.1 MC Mixed 32.2 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 43.1 SC Mixed 31 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 129%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,383x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	298x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	250x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	686x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	336x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	229x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	199x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	182x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	177x

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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,129

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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