Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	119% 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.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200925
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '21 at 15:18
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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-$199 746,287 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 (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 161 2-Core 320 104% 192 Pts	4-Core 641 8-Core 994 101% 817 Pts	64-Core 1,264 78% 1,264 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 4471) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2800 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 181 Reflection 197 Parallax 192 148% 190 fps	MRender 141 Gravity 0.4 Splatting 132 77% 91 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 466 Write 454 Mixed 392 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 60.7 211% 77.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 125GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 402 401 395 394 394 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 392 Write 385 Mixed 367 SusWrite 398 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 51.6 4K Mixed 31.1 102% 35.3 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 117 DQ Mixed 91 83% 129 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 99%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 756GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 98 96 100 99 99 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 134 Write 122 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 97.9 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 189% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 86%
WD WD2003FYPS-27W9B 2TB 9,937 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 654GB free Firmware: 04.05G11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 71 70 71 74 72 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 90 Write 85.9 Mixed 61.4 SusWrite 71.6 57% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 173% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 61%
WD Elements 25A3 14TB 1,201 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 11TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 204 203 207 207 201 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 196 Mixed 202 SusWrite 204 274% 199 MB/s	4K Read 10.7 4K Write 7.3 4K Mixed 1.4 336% 6.47 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 103%
Generic- SD/MMC 257GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 239GB free, PID 6362 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 36 36 36 36 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	22.9% Poor	Read 36.6 Write 35.5 Mixed 34.6 SusWrite 35.8 49% 35.6 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 3.7 240% 3.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3333 C16 1x8GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2747 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	46.5% Average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 16 MC Mixed 11.4 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 18.5 SC Mixed 14.5 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 61.1 66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 48%

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

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,392x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	299x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	252x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	688x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	336x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	229x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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 $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	179x

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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,145

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16