Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	60.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180518
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 22 '18 at 20:18
Run Duration	117 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 121 2-Core 241 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 638 71% 559 Pts	64-Core 712 44% 712 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Lighting 69.4 Reflection 68.3 Parallax 61.8 57% 66.5 fps	MRender 73 Gravity 63.5 Splatting 53.9 51% 63.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-256M9PeG 256GB 1,173 User benchmarks, average bench 155% 176GB free Firmware: 1.04 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	246% Outstanding	Read 2,632 Write 1,042 Mixed 1,454 375% 1,710 MB/s	4K Read 57.8 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 28.8 198% 74.9 MB/s	DQ Read 443 DQ Write 447 DQ Mixed 202 218% 364 MB/s
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 205%
IR_SSDPR_S25A_120 120GB 75 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM21.1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 335 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 237 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 87 87 84 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1507360 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 154 (C2) HDA temperature 67 67 141736083489 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 99 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1796	60.8% Good	Read 460 Write 208 Mixed 279 69% 316 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 82.7 4K Mixed 3.69 80% 35.7 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 5.18 52% 119 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GB-$67 46,617 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	76% Very good	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 21.6 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 23.2 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 81%

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

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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	2,904x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	265x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	259x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	867x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	354x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	261x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	273x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	188x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	180x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 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: 79% - Very good

Total price: $1,262

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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