Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	2.85% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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 (100%). 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	4.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181105
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 27 '19 at 04:43
Run Duration	391 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Memory 80.8 1-Core 90.4 2-Core 182 68% 118 Pts	4-Core 356 8-Core 694 62% 525 Pts	64-Core 1,030 64% 1,030 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 872F) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6519 Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	2.85% Terrible	Lighting 0.1 Reflection 10.4 Parallax 6.84 0% 5.79 fps	MRender 9.48 Gravity 6.33 Splatting 13.1 8% 9.63 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.85% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 381GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 864 499 238 156 179 168 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% 286GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 105 105 105 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 135 Write 122 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 104 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 112%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 428GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 89 91 90 86 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 94.2 Write 89.8 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 89 64% 86.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 173% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 85%
WD Blue 2.5" 750GB-$71 14,401 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 182GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 89 89 92 90 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	49.2% Average	Read 81.5 Write 84 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 89.7 56% 75.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 62%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$71 42,987 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 151GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 66 67 63 66 67 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	32.4% Below average	Read 47 Write 45.8 Mixed 31 SusWrite 65.8 35% 47.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 104% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 41%
WDC WD10 01FALS-00Y6A0 1TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 163GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 73 76 73 74 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	30.8% Below average	Read 79 Write 85 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 73.9 95% 70.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.9 68% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 35%
WDC WD10 02FAEX-00Z3A0 1TB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 532GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 76 75 76 74 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	34.7% Below average	Read 101 Write 86.2 Mixed 79 SusWrite 75.2 113% 85.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 66% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 53%
WDC WD40 EFRX-68WT0N0 4TB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 2.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 18 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	9.93% Terrible	Read 19.3 Write 82 Mixed 31.3 SusWrite 18.4 56% 37.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 55% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 9.93% Great: 60%
SABRENT 1TB 185 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 446GB free, PID 1561 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 148 153 153 151 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 142 Write 151 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 151 171% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 134% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 293%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.7 1.4 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.6 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	24.8% Poor	Read 128 Write 99 Mixed 65.5 SusWrite 0.9 88% 73.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 24.8% Great: 54%
WD My Passport Essential 500GB 1,381 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 420GB free, PID 070a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 40 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	19.2% Very poor	Read 40.5 Write 37 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 40.9 50% 36.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 73% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 19.2% Great: 18%
WD My Passport 0740 500GB 3,483 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 99GB free, PID 0740 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 81 81 81 82 81 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	33.3% Below average	Read 60 Write 59.5 Mixed 43 SusWrite 81.4 84% 61 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 36%
WD My Passport 0740 500GB 3,483 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 63GB free, PID 0740 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 58 58 58 58 58 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	27.3% Poor	Read 59.7 Write 56.2 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 58.2 72% 53.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 36%

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 way below expectations (7^th percentile)	67.2% Good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 25.4 MC Mixed 22.1 72% 25 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 15.3 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 79.1 51% 79.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 105%

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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 (WI-FI AC) - $320

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,911x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	266x
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 $178	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