Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	120% 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	196% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	6.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '20 at 11:00
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (60^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 (81^st percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 134 2-Core 264 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 830 80% 658 Pts	64-Core 988 61% 988 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2707 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 162 Reflection 184 Parallax 164 132% 170 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 167 Splatting 120 110% 135 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45 23,539 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 246GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT303.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 716 547 563 479 560 522 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Read 1197 Write 2,294 Mixed 1,379 SusWrite 564 308% 1,359 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 73.6 247% 93.5 MB/s	DQ Read 633 DQ Write 1,018 DQ Mixed 990 703% 880 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 277%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 329GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 480 264 252 253 253 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 408 Write 362 Mixed 383 SusWrite 330 84% 371 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 41.6 155% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 323 246% 332 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 99%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 734GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 186 186 186 186 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 135 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 185 94% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.9 351% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 686GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 154 153 154 156 152 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 78.5 Write 99 Mixed 30 SusWrite 153 65% 90 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2 365% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 30,943 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 25.4 86% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 25.1 SC Mixed 28 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 51.9 77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 103%

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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