Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	84.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	180% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200925
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '20 at 07:52
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing below expectations (30^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, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 92.6 1-Core 154 2-Core 280 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 598 69% 536 Pts	64-Core 586 36% 586 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$294 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 37D1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	84.1% Excellent	Lighting 99.5 Reflection 138 Parallax 95.9 81% 111 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 105 Splatting 93.6 90% 113 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$35 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 244GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101200WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 990 626 613 568 669 673 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	180% Outstanding	Read 1,613 Write 1,930 Mixed 1,484 SusWrite 690 322% 1,429 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 82.5 4K Mixed 52.5 173% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 592 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 375 293% 412 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 180% Great: 284%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$35 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 398GB free Firmware: 101200WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 971 828 820 825 832 825 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 1,790 Write 1,706 Mixed 1,616 SusWrite 850 334% 1,490 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 84 4K Mixed 55.6 182% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 640 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 400 314% 444 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 284%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 403GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 127 126 124 125 126 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 123 Write 95.1 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 125 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 113%
SAMSUNG HD502HI 500GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 152GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.2 8.7 8.8 9 8.6 8.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	13.6% Very poor	Read 39.5 Write 30 Mixed 33.9 SusWrite 8.6 36% 28 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.6% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB 687 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 38.6 MC Mixed 29.9 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 41.7 SC Mixed 28.3 86% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 105%

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

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,401x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	299x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	253x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	688x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	338x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	229x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	200x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	184x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	180x

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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,136

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16