Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 121% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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	204% 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	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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181105
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '19 at 23:26
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 620 8-Core 1,157 106% 889 Pts	64-Core 1,708 106% 1,708 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85F1) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	113% Outstanding	Lighting 151 Reflection 169 Parallax 152 123% 157 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 155 Splatting 111 103% 127 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 301 302 299 299 296 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	204% Outstanding	Read 2,378 Write 1,447 Mixed 794 SusWrite 313 271% 1,233 MB/s	4K Read 55.7 4K Write 181 4K Mixed 44.8 238% 94 MB/s	DQ Read 558 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 386 303% 424 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 91GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9,031 Write 6,161 Mixed 7,164 1,654% 7,452 MB/s	4K Read 789 4K Write 369 4K Mixed 457 1,976% 538 MB/s	DQ Read 1,835 DQ Write 1,358 DQ Mixed 1,396 1,098% 1,530 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 714GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 170 175 175 175 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 160 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 171 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 227% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 109%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 585GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 165 163 160 163 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 148 Mixed 31 SusWrite 162 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 107%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 32GB-$16 13,359 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 25GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.5 15 20 19 21 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	5.4% Terrible	Read 10 Write 5.3 Mixed 8.7 SusWrite 16.6 14% 10.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 7% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 5.4% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57.1% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 19.4 MC Mixed 16 53% 18.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 19.1 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 49.9 80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 111%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,386x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 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 $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	229x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	199x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	183x
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: $1,124

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