Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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.
Graphics89.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive213% 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  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171011
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 01 '17 at 16:27
Run Duration163 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 97.4
1-Core 156
2-Core 308
103% 187 Pts
4-Core 576
8-Core 958
94% 767 Pts
64-Core 1,291
80% 1,291 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 102%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
MSI(1462 3303) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2027 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.0
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.8% Excellent
Lighting 115
Reflection 116
Parallax 101
93% 111 fps
MRender 100
Gravity 101
Splatting 102
83% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
100GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 409
Mixed 420
100% 447 MB/s
4K Read 40.8
4K Write 84
4K Mixed 43.5
162% 56.1 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 279
DQ Mixed 120
145% 255 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 110%
Great: 115%
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$69
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
213% Outstanding
Read 1,836
Write 1,098
Mixed 1,218
306% 1,384 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 41.1
159% 62.7 MB/s
DQ Read 485
DQ Write 599
DQ Mixed 103
200% 395 MB/s
Poor: 83%
This bench: 213%
Great: 185%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
8GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
97.5% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 406
Mixed 422
99% 446 MB/s
4K Read 42.2
4K Write 80.2
4K Mixed 34.1
150% 52.1 MB/s
DQ Read 245
DQ Write 75.8
DQ Mixed 57.4
69% 126 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
398GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
71.8% Very good
Read 136
Write 114
Mixed 125
94% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.95
4K Write 1.77
4K Mixed 0.28
104% 1 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
MC Read 35.8
MC Write 34.7
MC Mixed 26.1
92% 32.2 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 35.9
SC Mixed 30.8
85% 29.6 GB/s
Latency 48.8
82% 48.8 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical ROG MAXIMUS X HERO Builds (Compare 3,645 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 - $250

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $1,129
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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