Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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	118% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	21.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 22 '18 at 01:58
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 82.4 1-Core 138 2-Core 271 89% 164 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 845 85% 688 Pts	64-Core 995 62% 995 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.1 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 145 Parallax 125 108% 134 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 114 Splatting 105 90% 111 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 458 461 469 467 467 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 466 Mixed 370 SusWrite 462 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 49.8 172% 63.2 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 346 261% 350 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 606GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 150 149 152 151 152 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 141 Write 135 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 150 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 108%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 789GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 79 80 82 83 83 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 88.2 Write 84.3 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 81.3 58% 78.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 67%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 84 85 83 80 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	50.1% Above average	Read 91.3 Write 80 Mixed 56.8 SusWrite 82.8 57% 77.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 88%
SafeNet NG-Flash 5.30 2GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 2GB free, PID 3000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 5.4 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.4 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	5.83% Terrible	Read 19 Write 6 Mixed 7 SusWrite 5.9 11% 9.48 MB/s	4K Read 7.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 28% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.83% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR32GX4M4C3600C18 4x8GB 1,121 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.5% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 21.6 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 23.5 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 76.1 52% 76.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 134%

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

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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 $90Bench 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: $1,124

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 $45	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