Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 158%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 149%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics146% 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 Drive231% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)  (all builds)
Memory29.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171011
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 05 '17 at 00:11
Run Duration183 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (56th 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 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 98.2
1-Core 160
2-Core 319
105% 192 Pts
4-Core 639
8-Core 1,067
104% 853 Pts
64-Core 1,329
82% 1,329 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 109%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2852 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.0
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
146% Outstanding
Lighting 209
Reflection 225
Parallax 217
170% 217 fps
MRender 142
Gravity 201
Splatting 142
131% 162 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 146%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50
931GB free
Firmware: N1007C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
81.1% Excellent
Read 508
Write 386
Mixed 442
99% 445 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 16.1
118% 53.1 MB/s
DQ Read 22.2
DQ Write 125
DQ Mixed 68.5
54% 71.8 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 105%
FCCT960M500SSD1 960GB
754GB free
Firmware: MU05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Read 481
Write 419
Mixed 447
100% 449 MB/s
4K Read 20.7
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 22.2
122% 53.4 MB/s
DQ Read 21.6
DQ Write 127
DQ Mixed 13.7
28% 53.9 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 99%
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160
684GB free
Firmware: M0CR011 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
70% Good
Read 472
Write 335
Mixed 339
85% 382 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 80
4K Mixed 11.2
88% 37.3 MB/s
DQ Read 22.8
DQ Write 223
DQ Mixed 44.6
58% 96.8 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 70%
Great: 104%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
421GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
231% Outstanding
Read 1,944
Write 1,711
Mixed 1,661
395% 1,772 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 63.9
4K Mixed 48.7
141% 47.4 MB/s
DQ Read 34.9
DQ Write 155
DQ Mixed 32.3
43% 73.9 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 231%
Great: 353%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
94% Outstanding
Read 163
Write 165
Mixed 138
116% 155 MB/s
4K Read 0.63
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.29
86% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 94%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 40.6
MC Write 40.1
MC Mixed 31.1
106% 37.3 GB/s
SC Read 24.8
SC Write 44.7
SC Mixed 32
97% 33.8 GB/s
Latency 45.3
88% 45.3 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 107%
Great: 136%

 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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