Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	18.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 14 '18 at 03:47
Run Duration	264 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	40%

PC Performing below expectations (26^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Memory 88.9 1-Core 89.7 2-Core 233 76% 137 Pts	4-Core 359 8-Core 355 48% 357 Pts	64-Core 880 54% 880 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435 47,610 User benchmarks, average bench 28% EVGA(3842 2673) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	18.7% Very poor	Lighting 23.4 Reflection 30.2 Parallax 33.7 19% 29.1 fps	MRender 38.6 Gravity 31.2 Splatting 4.17 18% 24.7 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 31%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 294GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 289 485 70 54 50 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 78% Great: 126%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 543GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 94 120 117 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 139 Write 108 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 106 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 112%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 399GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 71 73 94 94 94 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 140 Write 130 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 83.1 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 85%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$71 42,987 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 265GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 39 36 39 41 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	25.4% Poor	Read 48.5 Write 42 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 39.8 29% 39.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 106% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 25.4% Great: 41%
WDC WD10 02FAEX-00Z3A0 1TB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 550GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 15 6 6.4 5.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	21.7% Poor	Read 91.7 Write 93 Mixed 60 SusWrite 10.7 81% 63.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 92% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 21.7% Great: 53%
WDC WD10 01FALS-00Y6A0 1TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 628GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 49 51 66 67 65 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	35.2% Below average	Read 114 Write 111 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 58 110% 85.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 102% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 35%
WDC WD15 00AHFD-00RAR5 150GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 132GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 50 52 67 67 65 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	30.7% Below average	Read 79 Write 74.7 Mixed 45.2 SusWrite 58.9 85% 64.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 109% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 31%
WDC WD40 EFRX-68WT0N0 4TB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 3TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 9.7 10 3.1 2.9 2.3 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Read 84.2 Write 84.5 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 6.6 78% 60.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 95% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 3000 C16 Series 4x4GB 670 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 25.7 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 23.5 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 105%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 103%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,926x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	267x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	260x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	867x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	356x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	262x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	274x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	191x
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	334x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	193x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	70x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $1,260

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16