Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	113% 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	106% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171101
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '18 at 15:37
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	39%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Memory 93.7 1-Core 120 2-Core 223 84% 146 Pts	4-Core 429 8-Core 797 73% 613 Pts	64-Core 1,063 66% 1,063 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6390) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 397.93 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	113% Outstanding	Lighting 156 Reflection 172 Parallax 118 128% 149 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 152 Splatting 93.6 96% 120 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 637GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 339 376 349 392 397 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 415 Mixed 385 SusWrite 368 92% 407 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 93.1 4K Mixed 47.7 161% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 292 233% 328 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 125%
Seagate ST2000DL003-9VT166 2TB 873 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 839GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 84 83 83 85 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	54% Above average	Read 106 Write 100 Mixed 63 SusWrite 82.8 65% 87.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 77%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 581GB free Firmware: CC9C SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 87 86 88 84 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 166 Write 116 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 86 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 114%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 532GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 90 93 92 92 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	50.1% Above average	Read 82.7 Write 78.5 Mixed 61.7 SusWrite 91.7 58% 78.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 154 150 159 154 156 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 79.2 Write 137 Mixed 68 SusWrite 153 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.6 208% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 90%
Hitachi HDT725050VLA360 500GB-$159 3,335 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 88GB free Firmware: V56OA7EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 50 50 51 51 51 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	28.6% Poor	Read 48.7 Write 57 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 50.6 34% 47 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 25.8 89% 31 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 22.3 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 107%

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

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Gaming 112%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 103%

UFO

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,910x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	265x
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 $90Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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