Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	67.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 05 '19 at 10:34
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	6%

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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 139 2-Core 277 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 857 86% 701 Pts	64-Core 1090 68% 1090 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 89 89 87 88 132 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 322 Write 72.5 Mixed 153 SusWrite 97.7 35% 161 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 92.1 4K Mixed 36.4 147% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 31.5 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 129 85% 96.4 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 82%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 236GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 244 245 245 243 242 MB/s Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	80% Excellent	Read 251 Write 232 Mixed 236 SusWrite 243 54% 241 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 82.5 4K Mixed 46.8 154% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 109 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 113 97% 139 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 125%
OCZ Vertex 3 MAX IOPS 120GB-$106 3,124 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 25GB free Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 175 172 174 175 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 408 Write 194 Mixed 245 SusWrite 167 56% 253 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 38.9 154% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 144 128% 194 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 88%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 112GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 144 142 144 144 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 152 Write 140 Mixed 110 SusWrite 144 101% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.8 187% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 85%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 850GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 101 100 101 101 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 101 Write 97.5 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 101 68% 92.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 59%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 10GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 60 59 60 61 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	34.4% Below average	Read 59.7 Write 60.5 Mixed 44.8 SusWrite 60.1 42% 56.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 76%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2GB free Firmware: 05.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 92 Write 74.2 Mixed 40.8 51% 69 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 105% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 76%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 479GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 63 68 69 69 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	56.1% Above average	Read 128 Write 127 Mixed 109 SusWrite 67.2 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 85%
WD WD1001FALS-00U9B0 1TB 3,876 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 346GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 80 80 79 80 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 92.7 Write 85.2 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 79.4 60% 81 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	72% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 20.5 72% 25 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 23.9 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 88%

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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 $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	229x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: $1,129

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