Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	231% 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	22.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180508
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '20 at 16:09
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

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, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 91.1 1-Core 141 2-Core 281 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 529 8-Core 894 86% 711 Pts	64-Core 1,219 75% 1,219 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 821 571 555 541 529 518 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 1,961 Write 1,680 Mixed 824 SusWrite 589 281% 1,263 MB/s	4K Read 51.3 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 58.8 231% 85.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,030 DQ Write 1079 DQ Mixed 867 704% 992 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 254%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 720GB 861 User benchmarks, average bench 122% 119GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 737 403 230 211 210 230 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 1,440 Write 794 Mixed 400 SusWrite 337 163% 743 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 72 4K Mixed 21.5 96% 37.8 MB/s	DQ Read 181 DQ Write 707 DQ Mixed 84.8 170% 324 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 176%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 7,214 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 58GB free Firmware: 3D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,020 Write 1,327 Mixed 893 311% 1,413 MB/s	4K Read 59.7 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 81.5 276% 98.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,526 DQ Write 1,228 DQ Mixed 1,039 870% 1,264 MB/s
Poor: 107% Great: 243%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 500GB 1,114 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 138GB free, PID a200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 103 102 103 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 118 Write 116 Mixed 37.9 SusWrite 102 122% 93.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 83% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB-$182 7,414 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 30.5 MC Mixed 24.2 78% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 23.6 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 101%

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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 - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,387x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	299x
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	178x

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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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