Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	31.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	345% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190502
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '20 at 22:01
Run Duration	255 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399 38,086 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 147 2-Core 272 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 876 87% 709 Pts	64-Core 1,129 70% 1,129 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 372B) 2GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	31.1% Below average	Lighting 39.6 Reflection 26.7 Parallax 32.9 32% 33.1 fps	MRender 37.8 Gravity 35 Splatting 33.7 29% 35.5 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 EVO 250GB 613 User benchmarks, average bench 300% 820GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2110 2180 1182 1176 1189 1178 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	345% Outstanding	Read 2,528 Write 2,322 Mixed 1,662 SusWrite 1,502 449% 2,003 MB/s	4K Read 64.9 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 90.1 304% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,405 DQ Write 1,211 DQ Mixed 1,302 978% 1,306 MB/s
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 345% Great: 382%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 68GB free Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 145 145 145 145 145 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 350 Mixed 361 SusWrite 180 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 51.9 193% 69 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 180 184% 300 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 108%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 189 189 189 188 189 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 96.2 Mixed 69 SusWrite 187 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 96%
WD Red 10TB (2017)-$419 1,763 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 5.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 177 182 186 187 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 191 Mixed 100 SusWrite 184 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.1 290% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 939GB free Firmware: 0710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 93 94 100 100 97 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 59.7 Write 86 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 95.1 58% 77.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.5 151% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 66%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 172 172 174 174 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 138 Mixed 81 SusWrite 171 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 114%
WDC WD10 TPVT-00U4RT1 1TB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 754GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 79 79 78 76 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	27.9% Poor	Read 68 Write 66.2 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 78.1 78% 58.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 22% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 29%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX4M4C3600C18 4x8GB 4,375 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 42.5 MC Write 43.9 MC Mixed 32.8 114% 39.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 48.2 SC Mixed 32.6 98% 34.4 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 135%

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Gaming 112%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 103%

UFO

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,933x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	267x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	260x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	868x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	356x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	262x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	275x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	192x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	180x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	334x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	194x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	70x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $1,270

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16