Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 222% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 200% UFO


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	248% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	22.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180409
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '22 at 22:39
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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 i7-8700K-$300 701,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 135 2-Core 249 93% 159 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 822 83% 657 Pts	64-Core 978 66% 978 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$1,200 88,428 User benchmarks, average bench 236% EVGA(3842 3967) ≥ 4GB; evga ftw3 CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	248% Outstanding	Lighting 334 Reflection 290 Parallax 333 270% 319 fps	MRender 364 Gravity 261 Splatting 188 223% 271 fps
Poor: 204% ↑ This bench: 248% Great: 259%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$71 386,862 User benchmarks, average bench 270% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete		Read 2,497 Write 2,217 Mixed 1,551 464% 2,088 MB/s	4K Read 62.7 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 86.6 288% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1336 DQ Write 1,064 DQ Mixed 1,144 871% 1,181 MB/s
Poor: 179% Great: 338%
Corsair Force GS 128GB-$150 5,756 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 9GB free Firmware: 5.05A Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 236 Write 186 Mixed 232 49% 218 MB/s	4K Read 11.8 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 45.6 129% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 223 DQ Write 215 DQ Mixed 154 134% 197 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$85 103,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 18GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 82 66 78 89 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 121 Write 104 Mixed 69.6 SusWrite 81 69% 94.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 98% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 115%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 249,721 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 10GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 68 79 90 79 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	45.5% Average	Read 79.8 Write 83.6 Mixed 67.3 SusWrite 78.5 57% 77.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$175 76,885 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 30.8 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 42 SC Mixed 29.5 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 57.7 69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 120%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 30: 4R 2G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
30%	20%	51	107	5	60	34.1"	3440 1440	GSM5AE2 LG ULTRAWIDE

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Typical ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) Builds (Compare 7,439 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 125%

UFO

Desktop 98%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 115%

UFO

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $300Bench 90%, 701,217 samples	5,432x
Core i9-9900KIntel $615Bench 96%, 432,504 samples	475x
Core i7-8086KIntel $549Bench 92%, 44,431 samples	470x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $861Bench 136%, 799,794 samples	1,966x
GTX 1080Nvidia $500Bench 105%, 915,325 samples	840x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $890Bench 174%, 322,238 samples	591x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $133Bench 300%, 314,224 samples	468x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $71Bench 215%, 158,822 samples	412x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $71Bench 270%, 386,862 samples	409x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $175Bench 94%, 76,885 samples	595x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $80Bench 84%, 257,293 samples	456x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $72Bench 83%, 540,354 samples	195x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $1,789

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $278	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $200
Intel Core i7-12700K $334	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $44	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $72	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16