Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 189% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 186% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	194% 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.
Boot Drive	211% 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	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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '21 at 12:50
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 147 2-Core 265 95% 169 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 972 93% 768 Pts	64-Core 1,496 93% 1,496 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3987) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	194% Outstanding	Lighting 281 Reflection 250 Parallax 278 229% 269 fps	MRender 314 Gravity 245 Splatting 180 194% 246 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 169GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 592 562 589 405 290 272 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	211% Outstanding	Read 1,910 Write 1,697 Mixed 799 SusWrite 452 270% 1,214 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 57.1 208% 77.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,089 DQ Write 857 DQ Mixed 830 660% 925 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 211% Great: 254%
Samsung 860 Pro 1TB-$300 8,179 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 196GB free Firmware: RVM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 267 339 333 298 332 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 310 Write 295 Mixed 206 SusWrite 301 63% 278 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 56.1 4K Mixed 42.3 122% 41.2 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 236 186% 259 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 132%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 251GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 478 476 477 478 477 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 472 Mixed 442 SusWrite 477 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 59.7 201% 71.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 184 184 185 186 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 167 Mixed 84.8 SusWrite 184 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 3600 C18 Series 2x16GB 2,007 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	86.8% Excellent	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 33.8 MC Mixed 25.6 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 36.2 SC Mixed 26.9 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 125%

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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 $625Bench 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 $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 $40	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