Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	43.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191007
Uptime	9.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '20 at 21:42
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Memory 89.5 1-Core 139 2-Core 263 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 938 88% 729 Pts	64-Core 1,216 75% 1,216 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% EVGA(3842 6775) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 140 Parallax 115 107% 129 fps	MRender 97.2 Gravity 128 Splatting 105 90% 110 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 390GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 388 423 449 453 457 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 428 Write 450 Mixed 355 SusWrite 432 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 36.4 157% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 266 219% 315 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 121%
WD Gold 4TB (2016)-$94 4,829 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01M03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 196 203 201 199 205 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 195 Mixed 83.4 SusWrite 201 122% 167 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.8 204% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 111%
WD Gold 4TB (2016)-$94 4,829 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01M03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 198 207 199 199 206 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 193 Mixed 83.8 SusWrite 202 122% 168 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.8 213% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 111%
USB DISK 3.0 32GB 435 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 4GB free, PID 5200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 18 19 18 15 19 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	15.3% Very poor	Read 58.7 Write 53.7 Mixed 20.5 SusWrite 16.8 46% 37.4 MB/s	4K Read 8.1 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 2 112% 3.5 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 44%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 64GB-$7 7,617 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 52GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 34 30 31 31 29 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 140 Write 80.6 Mixed 108 SusWrite 42.2 116% 92.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 2.6 213% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 4x16GB 2,802 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.3% Excellent	MC Read 30 MC Write 30.5 MC Mixed 26.1 82% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 30.9 SC Mixed 25.3 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 112%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) Builds (Compare 3,996 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 112%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 103%

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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