Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	92.3% 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	158% 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	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '19 at 06:44
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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-$198 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 160 2-Core 319 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 637 8-Core 990 100% 814 Pts	64-Core 1,300 80% 1,300 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6276) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 120 Parallax 101 96% 113 fps	MRender 97.9 Gravity 104 Splatting 105 84% 102 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 172GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 747 537 429 486 546 478 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	158% Outstanding	Read 1,837 Write 1,583 Mixed 644 SusWrite 537 255% 1,150 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 39.8 149% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 54 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 67.9 70% 109 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 254%
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 202GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 461 469 474 473 475 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 430 Write 132 Mixed 276 SusWrite 467 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 62.1 4K Mixed 38.7 129% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 276 227% 326 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 121%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 125GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 266 190 176 161 160 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 491 Mixed 398 SusWrite 236 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 61.9 208% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 134%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 60GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 91 84 84 79 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 68 Write 67.3 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 82.9 52% 69.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 67%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 167GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 72 71 71 71 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 125 Write 118 Mixed 73 SusWrite 71.8 71% 96.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 12,409 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 40.1 MC Write 40.1 MC Mixed 31.9 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.5 SC Write 44 SC Mixed 32.3 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 48.8 82% 48.8 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%

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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 - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $198Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,380x
Core i9-9900KIntel $427Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	298x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	250x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	685x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	335x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	229x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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 $56Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	115x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $1,136

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $32	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