Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 137%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 129%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics132% 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 Drive239% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 15 '18 at 01:26
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 98.3
1-Core 149
2-Core 293
100% 180 Pts
4-Core 570
8-Core 962
93% 766 Pts
64-Core 1,245
77% 1,245 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 102%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
132% Outstanding
Lighting 188
Reflection 194
Parallax 179
154% 187 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 180
Splatting 123
115% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 132%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
250GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 739 632 633 632 635 628 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
239% Outstanding
Read 2,045
Write 1,763
Mixed 731
SusWrite 650
288% 1,297 MB/s
4K Read 43.2
4K Write 168
4K Mixed 60.5
232% 90.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,023
DQ Write 1,066
DQ Mixed 819
678% 969 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 239%
Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
195GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 481 482 483 484 485 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
131% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 473
Mixed 401
SusWrite 470
104% 460 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 62.7
211% 74.5 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 361
271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 131%
Great: 134%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$80
2.5TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 161 163 164 164 163 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Read 147
Write 142
Mixed 66.3
SusWrite 162
94% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 39.4
MC Write 38.8
MC Mixed 28.3
102% 35.5 GB/s
SC Read 24.3
SC Write 44
SC Mixed 33
96% 33.8 GB/s
Latency 44.5
90% 44.5 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 103%
Great: 122%

 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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