Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 108% UFO


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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	131% 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	270% 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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	22.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180518
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 18 '18 at 02:44
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	EGY-User
Background CPU	28%

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 (61^st percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 90.2 1-Core 136 2-Core 272 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 788 78% 634 Pts	64-Core 983 61% 983 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 201 Parallax 180 150% 188 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 178 Splatting 128 118% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 261GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 914 610 580 571 582 579 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	270% Outstanding	Read 2,523 Write 2,275 Mixed 1,545 SusWrite 639 389% 1,745 MB/s	4K Read 58.2 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 80.7 267% 93.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1114 DQ Write 978 DQ Mixed 1,046 784% 1,046 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 270% Great: 340%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 320GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 462 279 248 258 256 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Read 420 Write 480 Mixed 389 SusWrite 328 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 99.2 4K Mixed 37.3 140% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 324 245% 328 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 99%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 259GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 123 123 123 123 124 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 108 Write 102 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 123 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 206% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 100%
Seagate ST8000DM0004-1ZC11G 8TB 186 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 5TB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 216 219 211 218 218 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 36% Great: 104%

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 (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 21.5 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 18.4 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 134%

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Typical ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) Builds (Compare 3,998 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 112%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 103%

UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) - $320

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,911x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	265x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	260x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	867x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	356x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	261x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	274x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	188x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	180x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	332x
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 $273	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