Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	117% 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.
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.

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

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181105
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '19 at 17:36
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^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 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 150 2-Core 322 103% 190 Pts	4-Core 628 8-Core 983 99% 806 Pts	64-Core 1,362 84% 1,362 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3732) CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.91 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Lighting 153 Reflection 137 Parallax 142 125% 144 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 138 Splatting 110 116% 147 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1863 Write 1,454 Mixed 660 292% 1,326 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 52.5 200% 77.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,102 DQ Write 764 DQ Mixed 847 655% 904 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
Kingston SUV300S37A120G 120GB 4,336 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 33GB free Firmware: SAFM12.G SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 84 85 85 85 86 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 443 Write 444 Mixed 306 SusWrite 111 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 38.5 149% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 164 168% 269 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 83%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 166GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 103 103 102 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 134 Write 123 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 102 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 109%
WD Green 1.5TB (2011)-$51 6,566 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 958GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 102 102 102 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 112 Write 91.2 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 102 67% 91.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161 35,811 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 40.7 MC Write 40.1 MC Mixed 32.7 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.8 SC Write 44.1 SC Mixed 32.2 95% 33.4 GB/s	Latency 49.8 80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

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Workstation 103%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,384x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	298x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	250x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	686x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	336x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	229x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	199x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	182x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	177x

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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,129

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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