Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	17.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	339% 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181105
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 16 '19 at 19:00
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 87.1 1-Core 144 2-Core 271 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 794 82% 661 Pts	64-Core 810 50% 810 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.6% Very poor	Lighting 19.9 Reflection 23 Parallax 18.7 16% 20.5 fps	MRender 28.5 Gravity 19.9 Splatting 26 20% 24.8 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 512GB 21,659 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 340GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0906I SusWrite @10s intervals: 1667 1699 972 758 506 510 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	339% Outstanding	Read 2,732 Write 1,759 Mixed 1,463 SusWrite 1,018 387% 1,743 MB/s	4K Read 69.5 4K Write 210 4K Mixed 96.2 340% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 1,466 DQ Write 1,335 DQ Mixed 572 656% 1,124 MB/s
Poor: 155% ↑ This bench: 339% Great: 318%
Kingston SSDNow KC300 240GB-$81 2,054 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 119GB free Firmware: 580ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 95 138 70 74 90 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 354 Write 271 Mixed 296 SusWrite 117 58% 259 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 52.9 196% 72.6 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 261 DQ Mixed 287 210% 274 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 94%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 25GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 501 Write 479 Mixed 424 104% 468 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 60.2 212% 75.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 232 209% 316 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 178 178 178 177 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 124 Mixed 81 SusWrite 177 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x16GB 235 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	75.1% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 23.8 76% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 23.3 68% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 97%

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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%

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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	2,905x
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