Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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%, 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.
Boot Drive	268% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200225
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '20 at 00:19
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (59^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% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 139 2-Core 275 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 851 82% 673 Pts	64-Core 1,065 66% 1,065 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93% 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: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 190 Parallax 209 145% 192 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 184 Splatting 126 120% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 11,317 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 228GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1204 663 644 633 618 610 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 2,555 Write 1,978 Mixed 1,813 SusWrite 728 394% 1,769 MB/s	4K Read 61.8 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 76.9 261% 89.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,063 DQ Write 772 DQ Mixed 934 693% 923 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 445%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 155GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 469 473 469 472 472 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 463 Mixed 352 SusWrite 470 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 98.4 4K Mixed 44.1 162% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 349 265% 358 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 124%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 153GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 85 86 87 86 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 144 Write 110 Mixed 80 SusWrite 86.4 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 96%
Seagate IronWolf 10TB (2016)-$239 347 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 524GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 129 128 130 129 125 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 113%
Kingston UHS-II SD Reader 257GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 165GB free, PID 3306 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 264 267 263 268 270 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 159 Mixed 62.7 SusWrite 266 229% 171 MB/s	4K Read 9.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.4 107% 3.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 3600 C16 Series 2x8GB 298 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.9% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 20 71% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 22.2 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 118%

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Typical ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) Builds (Compare 3,997 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 $90Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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