Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	52.9% 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	344% 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	59.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170911
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '19 at 06:55
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 160 2-Core 311 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 970 94% 771 Pts	64-Core 1269 78% 1269 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 366A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 440.97 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.9% Above average	Lighting 65.8 Reflection 69.8 Parallax 61.9 54% 65.8 fps	MRender 71.8 Gravity 64.5 Splatting 55.7 52% 64 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 869GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2330 2228 1564 1558 1534 1546 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	344% Outstanding	Read 2,604 Write 2,435 Mixed 1,833 SusWrite 1,793 486% 2,166 MB/s	4K Read 62.5 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 83.1 293% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,262 DQ Write 533 DQ Mixed 444 449% 746 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 344% Great: 410%
SanDisk SSD 64GB-$56 3,862 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 60GB free Firmware: 2.0.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 209 206 211 213 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 455 Write 212 Mixed 151 SusWrite 211 57% 257 MB/s	4K Read 19.4 4K Write 12.9 4K Mixed 11.9 52% 14.7 MB/s	DQ Read 33.7 DQ Write 12.9 DQ Mixed 14.5 13% 20.4 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 48%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$50 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 922GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 127 126 126 127 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 116 Write 111 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 127 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 74%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA632 1TB-$109 12,285 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 914GB free Firmware: JP4OA41A SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 129 127 130 129 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Read 131 Write 132 Mixed 68 SusWrite 129 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 4x16GB 18,655 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2747 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 34.2 MC Mixed 28.1 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 37.8 SC Mixed 29.3 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 123%

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Typical ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) Builds (Compare 3,988 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	2,904x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	265x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	259x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	867x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	354x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	261x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	273x
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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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