Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 138%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 131%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics128% 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 Drive256% 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)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171011
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 12 '17 at 09:50
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$188
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 160
2-Core 319
105% 192 Pts
4-Core 631
8-Core 1,054
103% 843 Pts
64-Core 1,335
83% 1,335 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 107%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
Gigabyte(1458 376A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
128% Outstanding
Lighting 173
Reflection 216
Parallax 179
141% 189 fps
MRender 136
Gravity 184
Splatting 131
122% 150 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 128%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 2TB-$275
2TB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 409
Mixed 424
100% 449 MB/s
4K Read 42.6
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 38.3
170% 62.4 MB/s
DQ Read 390
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 204
189% 294 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 112%
Great: 135%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
256% Outstanding
Read 2,133
Write 1,156
Mixed 1,138
325% 1,476 MB/s
4K Read 53.2
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 44.7
213% 79.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,124
DQ Write 538
DQ Mixed 271
350% 644 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 256%
Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
3TB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 167
Mixed 162
126% 167 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 1.57
4K Mixed 0.21
82% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
3TB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
98.6% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 161
Mixed 145
122% 163 MB/s
4K Read 0.75
4K Write 1.72
4K Mixed 0.23
89% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CM4X8GD3000C15K4 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
97.4% Outstanding
MC Read 37.4
MC Write 37.4
MC Mixed 26.3
96% 33.7 GB/s
SC Read 23.7
SC Write 41.4
SC Mixed 32
92% 32.4 GB/s
Latency 50
80% 50 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 99%

 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 3,641 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: $1,126
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HDDRAMUSB
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