Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 139%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 130%
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 104%, 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 Drive241% 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)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 19 '18 at 23:01
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU4%

 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-$186
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 98.2
1-Core 150
2-Core 299
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 590
8-Core 978
96% 784 Pts
64-Core 1,227
76% 1,227 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 104%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
132% Outstanding
Lighting 188
Reflection 195
Parallax 178
154% 187 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 179
Splatting 121
114% 141 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 132%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
236GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 733 630 629 633 634 619 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
241% Outstanding
Read 2,067
Write 1,754
Mixed 679
SusWrite 646
286% 1,287 MB/s
4K Read 43
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 63.9
234% 90.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,063
DQ Write 1,058
DQ Mixed 826
685% 982 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 241%
Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
194GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 480 483 484 484 485 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 483
Mixed 399
SusWrite 470
104% 462 MB/s
4K Read 46
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 62.5
210% 73.9 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 362
272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 130%
Great: 134%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$80
2.5TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 158 162 164 164 163 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Read 150
Write 161
Mixed 71
SusWrite 162
99% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 89.5%
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 (73rd percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 39.9
MC Write 38.2
MC Mixed 28.3
101% 35.5 GB/s
SC Read 23.5
SC Write 39.7
SC Mixed 32.7
91% 32 GB/s
Latency 45
89% 45 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 102%
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 3,990 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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