Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 111% UFO


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 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	129% 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.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181105
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 06 '19 at 17:18
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 137 2-Core 268 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 814 77% 637 Pts	64-Core 1,078 67% 1,078 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 181 Reflection 189 Parallax 176 147% 182 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 180 Splatting 122 114% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Ocz-vertex2 3.5 90GB 648 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.37 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 84.7 Write 70.2 Mixed 74 17% 76.3 MB/s	4K Read 14.4 4K Write 59.7 4K Mixed 14.8 72% 29.6 MB/s	DQ Read 111 DQ Write 76.3 DQ Mixed 66.5 57% 84.7 MB/s
Poor: 21% Great: 49%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 16GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,305 Write 1,468 Mixed 1,256 370% 1,676 MB/s	4K Read 53.3 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 71.4 241% 85.1 MB/s	DQ Read 963 DQ Write 816 DQ Mixed 917 680% 899 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 10GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 488 Write 239 Mixed 447 87% 391 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 95.7 4K Mixed 54.6 182% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Ocz-vertex2 3.5 180GB 138 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 36GB free Firmware: 1.37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 58 66 59 62 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 118 Write 102 Mixed 120 SusWrite 61.3 22% 100 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 70.5 4K Mixed 25.5 106% 39.8 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 92.5 DQ Mixed 89.7 78% 117 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 47%
Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 1TB-$47 10,943 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 835GB free Firmware: GKAOA87A SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 68 71 71 71 71 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 64 Write 64.5 Mixed 40 SusWrite 70.4 44% 59.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 46%
WD My Passport 1TB 12,840 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 268GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Read 38.8 Write 37.2 Mixed 25 SusWrite 37.7 47% 34.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 59% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 31.3 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 45 SC Mixed 30.8 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 120%

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Typical ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) Builds (Compare 3,998 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	2,911x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 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	356x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 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	332x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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