Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 122%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 111%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics127% 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 Drive88.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)  (all builds)
Memory25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170911
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateSep 19 '18 at 00:00
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 40%

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
97.1% Outstanding
Memory 89.9
1-Core 149
2-Core 297
98% 179 Pts
4-Core 560
8-Core 848
87% 704 Pts
64-Core 1,138
70% 1,138 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Gigabyte(1458 376A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
127% Outstanding
Lighting 218
Reflection 55
Parallax 44.7
177% 106 fps
MRender 74.2
Gravity 47.7
Splatting 62.3
50% 61.4 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 127%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 1TB-$130
831GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR040
SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 394 359 290 349 326 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Read 387
Write 455
Mixed 334
SusWrite 351
86% 382 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 79.4
4K Mixed 32.1
119% 45.1 MB/s
DQ Read 354
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 339
251% 331 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 105%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 192 192 195 191 192 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Read 142
Write 112
Mixed 61.7
SusWrite 191
92% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 109%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 8GB
8GB free, PID 0061
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.4 5.4 5.6 5.5 5.6 4.8 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
5.49% Terrible
Read 20.5
Write 4.7
Mixed 3
SusWrite 5.4
9% 8.4 MB/s
4K Read 5.7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
21% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.49%
Great: 6%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMR32GX4M4C3466C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.1% Good
MC Read 22
MC Write 24.4
MC Mixed 20.3
64% 22.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 22.8
SC Mixed 20.3
57% 20 GB/s
Latency 67.3
59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 135%

 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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