Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 126% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	126% 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	219% 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171011
Uptime	6.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '18 at 23:23
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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-$179 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 158 2-Core 318 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 628 8-Core 993 100% 810 Pts	64-Core 1,278 79% 1,278 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$350 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6393) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 194 Parallax 180 142% 183 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 174 Splatting 123 113% 139 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$139 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 635 305 301 295 292 287 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	219% Outstanding	Read 1,923 Write 1,322 Mixed 662 SusWrite 352 235% 1,065 MB/s	4K Read 52.8 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 59.9 247% 94.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,085 DQ Write 974 DQ Mixed 973 745% 1,010 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 11GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 482 Write 455 Mixed 379 98% 438 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 58.9 201% 71.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
USB3.0 60GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 51GB free Firmware: 8105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 61 61 61 60 61 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	34.2% Below average	Read 173 Write 64.8 Mixed 88.5 SusWrite 60.2 21% 96.7 MB/s	4K Read 16.2 4K Write 34.3 4K Mixed 19.1 67% 23.2 MB/s	DQ Read 68.4 DQ Write 54.5 DQ Mixed 54 42% 59 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 45%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$63 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 115 115 115 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 140 Write 147 Mixed 96 SusWrite 114 92% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 112%
H/W DISK 1 500GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 450GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 95 96 93 95 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 122 Write 117 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 94.3 133% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 105% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 45%
H/W DISK 2 4TB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.6 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.6 1.1 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	24.3% Poor	Read 129 Write 101 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 0.9 87% 73.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 24.3% Great: 59%
H/W DISK 3 2TB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 94 96 93 94 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	39% Below average	Read 118 Write 126 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 94 122% 93.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 30% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171 37,802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 34.4 MC Mixed 25.3 91% 32 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 34.5 SC Mixed 28.6 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 49.5 81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 104%

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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 $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,433x
Core i9-9900KIntel $395Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	304x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	258x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $350Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	695x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	346x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	231x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	205x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	186x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	183x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $118Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	146x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $50Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	117x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $990

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $154	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $90
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353