Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 154%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 145%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics142% 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 Drive242% 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)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170905
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 30 '17 at 02:03
Run Duration279 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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 5.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Memory 97.6
1-Core 162
2-Core 325
106% 195 Pts
4-Core 639
8-Core 1,048
103% 844 Pts
64-Core 1,348
83% 1,348 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 108%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2960 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.0
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
142% Outstanding
Lighting 201
Reflection 223
Parallax 215
164% 213 fps
MRender 142
Gravity 196
Splatting 142
130% 160 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 142%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
183GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
242% Outstanding
Read 1,983
Write 1,246
Mixed 1,210
327% 1,480 MB/s
4K Read 47.4
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 48.4
201% 74.2 MB/s
DQ Read 683
DQ Write 488
DQ Mixed 250
278% 474 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 242%
Great: 236%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$90
41GB free
Firmware: 01.03E01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
39.3% Below average
Read 68.1
Write 68.4
Mixed 68.8
52% 68.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 1.84
4K Mixed 0.4
102% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 39.3%
Great: 58%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 8GB
3GB free, PID 009f
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
6.8% Terrible
Read 27.7
Write 5.84
Mixed 9.21
14% 14.3 MB/s
4K Read 6.34
4K Write 0.005
4K Mixed 0.008
24% 2.12 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 6.8%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
98.7% Outstanding
MC Read 39.1
MC Write 36.8
MC Mixed 27.1
98% 34.3 GB/s
SC Read 23.5
SC Write 39.1
SC Mixed 32.1
90% 31.6 GB/s
Latency 47.9
84% 47.9 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 103%

 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 3,996 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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