Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% 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 (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191007
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '19 at 05:38
Run Duration	254 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8400-$131 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 126 2-Core 248 89% 157 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 733 76% 613 Pts	64-Core 734 45% 734 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2777 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 147 Parallax 143 111% 142 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 136 Splatting 110 98% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 760p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$39 1,967 User benchmarks, average bench 132% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,136 Write 508 Mixed 516 158% 720 MB/s	4K Read 70.8 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 89.1 315% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 415 DQ Write 36.6 DQ Mixed 294 197% 248 MB/s
Poor: 88% Great: 165%
Lexar SSD 480GB 1,715 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 9GB free Firmware: H190117H Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 486 Write 484 Mixed 443 105% 471 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 55.8 206% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 329 243% 322 MB/s
Poor: 61% Great: 217%
WD Purple Surveillance 6TB (2017)-$138 1,747 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 47GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 90 90 91 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 79.2 Write 86.8 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 90.1 58% 78.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 99%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 16GB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 103 71 67 64 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 107 Write 102 Mixed 35 SusWrite 91.2 61% 83.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 100% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 109%
Seagate ST3000NM0033-9ZM178 3TB 1,501 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 31GB free Firmware: SN03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 134 131 134 136 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Read 126 Write 126 Mixed 86.8 SusWrite 134 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 102%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 59GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 96 99 100 100 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 81.8 Write 86 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 99 55% 75.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.7 116% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 85%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 108GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 108 143 134 126 141 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 170 Write 153 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 132 90% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 107%
Seagate ST3000NM0033-9ZM178 3TB 1,501 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 32GB free Firmware: SN03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 151 152 153 152 153 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 92.3 Write 84 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 152 71% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 215% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 102%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 91.8 Write 100 Mixed 35.8 56% 75.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.4 95% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 38% Great: 85%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 138GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 108 105 108 109 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Read 102 Write 101 Mixed 89 SusWrite 108 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.6 170% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 67%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60 32,476 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 991GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 92 90 95 93 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 91 Write 101 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 92 61% 83.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 42.4 MC Write 42 MC Mixed 35 114% 39.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 42.2 SC Mixed 30.1 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 52.4 76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

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Typical ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) Builds (Compare 3,997 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	2,911x
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