Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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.
ProcessorWith 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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics115% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO  (all builds)
Memory4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210414
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateApr 24 '22 at 01:35
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700-$200
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Memory 80.4
1-Core 127
2-Core 236
82% 148 Pts
4-Core 433
8-Core 728
71% 581 Pts
64-Core 923
57% 923 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
Nvidia(10DE 13AA) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
115% Outstanding
Lighting 148
Reflection 148
Parallax 143
121% 146 fps
MRender 189
Gravity 132
Splatting 115
115% 145 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 115%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 996
Write 1,032
Mixed 562
192% 863 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 81.3
4K Mixed 54.6
174% 58.8 MB/s
DQ Read 488
DQ Write 661
DQ Mixed 697
492% 615 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
SHGP31-1000GM 1TB
28GB free
Firmware: 41062C20
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,543
Write 2,097
Mixed 1,632
464% 2,091 MB/s
4K Read 63.2
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 80.8
266% 89.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,147
DQ Write 611
DQ Mixed 858
643% 872 MB/s
Poor: 173% Great: 433%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
200GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 117 97 99 86 91 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
42.9% Average
Read 44
Write 154
Mixed 58.5
SusWrite 105
66% 90.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.3
96% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 42.9%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
54.8% Above average
MC Read 22.7
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 17.1
56% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 16.3
SC Mixed 16.5
43% 15.2 GB/s
Latency 79.7
50% 79.7 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ROG MAXIMUS X HERO Builds (Compare 3,649 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 112%
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Desktop
Desktop 96%
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Workstation
Workstation 103%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $1,124
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