Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 181% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 164% 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	182% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200925
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 04 '21 at 00:36
Run Duration	270 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	4%

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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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 144 2-Core 274 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 884 88% 719 Pts	64-Core 1,094 68% 1,094 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87B0); Asus TUF CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	182% Outstanding	Lighting 262 Reflection 232 Parallax 272 214% 256 fps	MRender 302 Gravity 222 Splatting 164 180% 229 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$69 11,475 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM05.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,004 Write 652 Mixed 562 163% 739 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 52.2 201% 78.6 MB/s	DQ Read 520 DQ Write 674 DQ Mixed 514 411% 569 MB/s
Poor: 83% Great: 185%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 113GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 986 865 868 871 783 795 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 1,474 Write 1,285 Mixed 1,226 SusWrite 861 272% 1,211 MB/s	4K Read 71.3 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 99.6 330% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,347 DQ Write 1,070 DQ Mixed 1,204 902% 1,207 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 355%
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 33GB free Firmware: SAFC12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 124 137 172 173 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 495 Mixed 390 SusWrite 208 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 42.5 159% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 206 189% 288 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 97%
WD Black 1.5TB (2010) 6,983 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 557GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.3 8.9 17 14 12 9 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	7.01% Terrible	Read 14 Write 1.5 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 10.4 5% 6.9 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0 6% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 7.01% Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 50GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 155 155 155 155 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 136 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 154 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3466 C16 2x8GB 1,481 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 27.4 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 31.4 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 49.7 80% 49.7 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 118%

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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%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 103%

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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 $279	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