Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	105% 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	179% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	3.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200617
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '22 at 00:46
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^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-$198 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 85.2 1-Core 129 2-Core 254 86% 156 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 794 78% 638 Pts	64-Core 1,003 62% 1,003 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3369) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 144 Parallax 134 108% 137 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 138 Splatting 118 102% 125 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 518 409 399 404 401 394 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	179% Outstanding	Read 1,434 Write 1,885 Mixed 1,426 SusWrite 421 291% 1,291 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 94.2 4K Mixed 48.8 170% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 867 DQ Write 1,110 DQ Mixed 699 608% 892 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 179% Great: 284%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 159GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 223 220 202 220 245 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	32.1% Below average	Read 92.1 Write 102 Mixed 123 SusWrite 220 31% 134 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 12.7 4K Mixed 7.7 27% 9.17 MB/s	DQ Read 153 DQ Write 145 DQ Mixed 149 112% 149 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 20,017 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	60.9% Good	MC Read 23.3 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 18.8 61% 21.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 18.2 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 122%

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

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Typical ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) Builds (Compare 3,987 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 112%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 103%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $198Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,903x
Core i9-9900KIntel $427Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	265x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	259x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	866x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	354x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	261x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	273x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	188x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	180x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	331x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $56Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	192x
KHX2400C15/8G KHX2400C15D4/4G KHX2400C15/8G 20GBKingstonBench 84%, 239 samples	69x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $1,288

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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