Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 157%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 148%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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.
Graphics145% 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 Drive104% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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)
Memory14.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171101
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 06 '17 at 23:55
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 98.3
1-Core 160
2-Core 318
105% 192 Pts
4-Core 637
8-Core 1,044
103% 840 Pts
64-Core 1336
83% 1336 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 109%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6698) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2902 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.43
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
145% Outstanding
Lighting 210
Reflection 222
Parallax 195
171% 209 fps
MRender 140
Gravity 201
Splatting 136
129% 159 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 145%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226
372GB free
Firmware: X41100RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
69.8% Good
Read 489
Write 224
Mixed 257
71% 323 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 90.6
4K Mixed 12.5
119% 46.4 MB/s
DQ Read 39.5
DQ Write 96.7
DQ Mixed 13.5
26% 49.9 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 107%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 521
Write 417
Mixed 412
100% 450 MB/s
4K Read 48.9
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 29.4
172% 64.1 MB/s
DQ Read 49.2
DQ Write 289
DQ Mixed 117
105% 152 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 104%
Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
654GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Read 158
Write 147
Mixed 156
116% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.88
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.29
109% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3466 C16 2x8GB-$253
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 41.9
MC Write 42.9
MC Mixed 28.5
108% 37.8 GB/s
SC Read 25.4
SC Write 48.6
SC Mixed 35.3
104% 36.4 GB/s
Latency 44.4
90% 44.4 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 109%
Great: 115%

 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 3,649 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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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair 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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