Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% 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	147% 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.

Very high background CPU (82%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180914
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '19 at 22:08
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	82%

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PC Performing below expectations (40^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 way above expectations (89^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 129 2-Core 222 87% 149 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 794 80% 648 Pts	64-Core 1,004 62% 1,004 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 37B1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3535 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 173 Reflection 167 Parallax 174 141% 171 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 151 Splatting 112 118% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 598 332 332 334 333 333 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	147% Outstanding	Read 1,361 Write 1,248 Mixed 933 SusWrite 377 219% 980 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 37.2 4K Mixed 29.6 98% 31.1 MB/s	DQ Read 982 DQ Write 813 DQ Mixed 958 701% 918 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 280%
Crucial M500 240GB-$54 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 80GB free Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 263 262 263 264 264 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 358 Write 255 Mixed 250 SusWrite 263 63% 281 MB/s	4K Read 12.9 4K Write 31.5 4K Mixed 19 61% 21.1 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 185 168% 257 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 91%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 270GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 369 358 365 364 348 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 390 Write 372 Mixed 350 SusWrite 360 83% 368 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 32.3 4K Mixed 24.1 80% 25.7 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 301 243% 344 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 125%
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 35GB free Firmware: 000F SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 176 180 180 181 181 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 386 Write 174 Mixed 205 SusWrite 181 52% 236 MB/s	4K Read 17.4 4K Write 35.3 4K Mixed 12.1 60% 21.6 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 28.8 76% 165 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3600C18 2x8GB 14,907 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 28.3 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 39.4 SC Mixed 31.7 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 50.3 80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 121%

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

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,386x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 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	183x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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