Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% 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	217% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 24 '20 at 19:00
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 127 2-Core 297 94% 173 Pts	4-Core 557 8-Core 847 87% 702 Pts	64-Core 1,087 67% 1,087 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.9% 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 6593) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 175 Reflection 195 Parallax 194 142% 188 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 182 Splatting 129 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 202GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1317 303 304 310 306 306 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	217% Outstanding	Read 1,669 Write 1,437 Mixed 585 SusWrite 474 231% 1,041 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 197 4K Mixed 55.1 248% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,005 DQ Write 1,097 DQ Mixed 812 677% 971 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 236%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB-$67 5,838 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 375GB free Firmware: X61170RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 445 482 486 490 492 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 484 Mixed 391 SusWrite 478 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 56.2 198% 72.3 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 278 228% 326 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 121%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 225GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 481 484 487 490 493 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 448 Mixed 408 SusWrite 486 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 65.2 224% 80.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 134%
TOSHIBA USB FLASH DRIVE 64GB 791 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 28GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 22 19 19 22 19 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	22.5% Poor	Read 109 Write 42.5 Mixed 18.5 SusWrite 18.6 50% 47.2 MB/s	4K Read 10.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 40% 3.63 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3466 C16 2x8GB-$253 5,267 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73% Very good	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 20.6 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 21.6 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 115%

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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	2,387x
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 $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