Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 149% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 134% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	179% 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	91.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	14.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200925
Uptime	18.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '22 at 15:37
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing below expectations (29^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-$188 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 81.5 1-Core 128 2-Core 231 82% 147 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 712 74% 592 Pts	64-Core 944 58% 944 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% AMD(1002 0E3A) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.50.20.01 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	179% Outstanding	Lighting 227 Reflection 243 Parallax 487 185% 319 fps	MRender 363 Gravity 200 Splatting 272 226% 278 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 179% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 427 228 119 68 348 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 175 Mixed 360 SusWrite 263 71% 319 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 80.7 4K Mixed 49.9 162% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 76.4 DQ Mixed 47.2 56% 99.4 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 131%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 59GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 316 269 245 244 243 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 466 Mixed 451 SusWrite 288 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 84.4 4K Mixed 50.1 164% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 271% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 129%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$140 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 16GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,248 Write 827 Mixed 469 186% 848 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 80.3 4K Mixed 41.5 148% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 819 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 685 483% 622 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 127 127 127 126 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 137 Write 134 Mixed 90 SusWrite 127 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C14 2x16GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 22.8 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 27.5 SC Mixed 22.3 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 142%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $188Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,424x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	301x
Core i7-8086KIntel $449Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	254x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	692x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	345x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	230x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	202x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	185x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $142Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	181x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $167Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	146x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	116x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $1,184

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Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369