Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics68.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive350% 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)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171101
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 17 '18 at 02:11
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 145
2-Core 271
96% 171 Pts
4-Core 526
8-Core 933
88% 729 Pts
64-Core 1,230
76% 1,230 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
68.1% Good
Lighting 79.3
Reflection 91.5
Parallax 74.2
65% 81.7 fps
MRender 94.3
Gravity 79.2
Splatting 98.3
75% 90.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
615GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2098 2177 1170 1152 1155 1164 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
350% Outstanding
Read 2,489
Write 2,340
Mixed 1,643
SusWrite 1,486
446% 1,989 MB/s
4K Read 64.8
4K Write 163
4K Mixed 89.9
300% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 1,655
DQ Write 1,360
DQ Mixed 1,450
1,101% 1,488 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 350%
Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
464GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 9,158
Write 9,718
Mixed 9,282
2,102% 9,386 MB/s
4K Read 893
4K Write 524
4K Mixed 583
2,378% 667 MB/s
DQ Read 2,017
DQ Write 1,669
DQ Mixed 1,687
1,306% 1,791 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
765GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 199 201 201 199 201 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 151
Mixed 81.8
SusWrite 200
115% 158 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
165% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 114%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 39.8
MC Write 40.9
MC Mixed 31.7
107% 37.5 GB/s
SC Read 22
SC Write 44.3
SC Mixed 31.5
93% 32.6 GB/s
Latency 51.2
78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 106%
Great: 110%

 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 3,990 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: 79% - Very good Total price: $1,262
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