Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55.1% 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	256% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	54.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Aug 29 '18 at 23:09
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 87.9 1-Core 137 2-Core 268 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 565 8-Core 939 92% 752 Pts	64-Core 1,216 75% 1,216 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 872F) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4758 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.4% Terrible	Lighting 8.67 Reflection 12.5 Parallax 8.91 7% 10 fps	MRender 13.5 Gravity 7.8 Splatting 17.4 11% 12.9 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.4% Great: 7%
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Lighting 69.3 Reflection 70.2 Parallax 62.9 56% 67.5 fps	MRender 73 Gravity 65.3 Splatting 57 52% 65.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 339GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1370 1232 1225 1164 1144 1214 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 1803 Write 1,736 Mixed 843 SusWrite 1225 314% 1,402 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 60.9 223% 82 MB/s	DQ Read 976 DQ Write 869 DQ Mixed 866 665% 904 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 302%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$132 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 2TB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 442 437 401 395 407 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 454 Mixed 410 SusWrite 419 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 81 4K Mixed 45.7 148% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 288 234% 331 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 184 184 185 182 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 148 Mixed 84.8 SusWrite 183 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%
UFD 2.0 Silicon-Power16G 16GB 427 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 14GB free, PID 4200 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.7 10 17 17 17 18 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	11% Very poor	Read 26 Write 16.7 Mixed 14.3 SusWrite 14.4 22% 17.9 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.2 94% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 11% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB-$143 14,506 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 31 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 38.6 SC Mixed 27.6 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 135%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) Builds (Compare 3,990 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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,905x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	265x
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	354x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 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	331x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	192x
KHX2400C15/8G KHX2400C15D4/4G KHX2400C15/8G 20GBKingstonBench 84%, 239 samples	69x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $1,262

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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