Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 120%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 111%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics123% 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 Drive212% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardAsus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 11 '18 at 01:14
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$198
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
97% Outstanding
Memory 94.2
1-Core 134
2-Core 276
93% 168 Pts
4-Core 536
8-Core 894
87% 715 Pts
64-Core 1,125
70% 1,125 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 97%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
123% Outstanding
Lighting 171
Reflection 178
Parallax 177
139% 175 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 166
Splatting 117
108% 133 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 123%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
123GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 568 320 322 320 318 280 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
212% Outstanding
Read 1,710
Write 1,508
Mixed 577
SusWrite 355
230% 1,037 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 165
4K Mixed 63.9
234% 90.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,196
DQ Write 1,049
DQ Mixed 721
650% 989 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 212%
Great: 236%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55
232GB free
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 230 229 231 232 233 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 434
Mixed 304
SusWrite 256
83% 373 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 55.1
188% 67 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 337
259% 353 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 110%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2400C15/8G KHX2400C15D4/8G 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
79.3% Very good
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 30.9
MC Mixed 22.3
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 32.2
SC Mixed 25.3
72% 25.3 GB/s
Latency 59.3
68% 59.3 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) Builds (Compare 3,987 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 112%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 103%
UFO

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $1,288
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