Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 193% UFO	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 185% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.
Boot Drive	72.6% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210713
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	May 26 '23 at 12:12
Run Duration	289 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Memory 86.4 1-Core 129 2-Core 214 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 400 8-Core 775 70% 588 Pts	64-Core 1,005 62% 1,005 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti-$651 46,082 User benchmarks, average bench 240% Asus(1043 88A3) CLim: 3120 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 531.79 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	248% Outstanding	Lighting 364 Reflection 345 Parallax 375 297% 362 fps	MRender 486 Gravity 302 Splatting 217 260% 335 fps
Poor: 208% ↑ This bench: 248% Great: 256%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Series 500GB 7,390 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 368GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 244 284 302 308 309 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 377 Write 282 Mixed 160 SusWrite 282 62% 275 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 57.5 4K Mixed 22.9 92% 34 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 181 DQ Mixed 65.2 104% 206 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 89%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 130GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1014 1013 1085 1100 1155 1169 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	202% Outstanding	Read 1,096 Write 1,040 Mixed 948 SusWrite 1,090 235% 1,043 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 91.4 4K Mixed 55.1 180% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 885 DQ Write 733 DQ Mixed 812 607% 810 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 393%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 264GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1896 1866 1830 1522 1531 1555 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 1,711 Write 1,640 Mixed 1,585 SusWrite 1,700 374% 1,659 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 89.1 4K Mixed 60.6 200% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 849 DQ Write 722 DQ Mixed 801 596% 790 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 269% Great: 488%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 672GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 105 103 103 103 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 100 Write 97 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 103 71% 95.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 67%
Seagate ST3320820AS 320GB-$55 14,577 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 258GB free Firmware: 3.AAC SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 66 66 66 66 67 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 102 Write 32.3 Mixed 46.3 SusWrite 65.7 45% 61.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 44%
Seagate ST3000DM003-1F216N 3TB 4,050 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0107 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 92 93 94 95 99 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 172 Write 152 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 93.3 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 99%
Samsung HD642JJ 640GB-$70 13,060 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 579GB free Firmware: 0107 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 91 93 95 94 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 93.8 Write 89.3 Mixed 55.2 SusWrite 92.2 61% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 63%
Iomega E xternal HD 2TB 51 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 1.5TB free, PID 0370 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 21 22 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	12.4% Very poor	Read 31 Write 32.5 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 21.3 39% 28.7 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.1 41% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 12.4% Great: 21%
ST325082 3ACE 250GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 216GB free, PID 083a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	22% Poor	Read 109 Write 11.7 Mixed 25 SusWrite 21 41% 41.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.7 43% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$248 5,582 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	67.7% Good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 20 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 20.8 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 112%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,389x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	299x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	251x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	686x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	336x
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	229x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $97Bench 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	178x

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: $1,131

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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