Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	94.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200617
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '20 at 00:12
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 96 1-Core 138 2-Core 273 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 824 81% 665 Pts	64-Core 1,050 65% 1,050 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2790 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	94.2% Outstanding	Lighting 117 Reflection 134 Parallax 115 95% 122 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 124 Splatting 104 92% 113 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2013 Write 1,290 Mixed 588 284% 1,297 MB/s	4K Read 51.8 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 57.7 244% 94.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,146 DQ Write 930 DQ Mixed 644 590% 907 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 216GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 476 480 478 480 482 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 472 Mixed 357 SusWrite 479 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 46.3 169% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 174 178% 290 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 116%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 682GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 477 481 478 480 482 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 477 Mixed 445 SusWrite 480 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 51.2 176% 66.7 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 136 DQ Mixed 170 141% 209 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 133%
Pcie SSD 2TB 4,674 User benchmarks, average bench 222% 636GB free Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1775 1056 1053 1062 1052 996 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	253% Outstanding	Read 1,197 Write 2,400 Mixed 1,483 SusWrite 1,166 355% 1,561 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 73.4 246% 93.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,380 DQ Write 1,180 DQ Mixed 1252 946% 1,271 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 253% Great: 309%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 1,799 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 35.7 MC Mixed 29.5 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 39.6 SC Mixed 29.3 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 112%

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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%

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	2,905x
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 $127Bench 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: 78% - Very good

Total price: $1,276

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $261	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