Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 38%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics44.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Very high background CPU (84%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171011
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateJan 05 '18 at 23:44
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 84%

 PC Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Relative performance (0th percentile)
38% Below average
Memory 59
1-Core 25.8
2-Core 50.9
31% 45.2 Pts
4-Core 98.5
8-Core 112
14% 105 Pts
64-Core 127
8% 127 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 38%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
44.6% Average
Lighting 48.6
Reflection 66.4
Parallax 63.3
40% 59.4 fps
MRender 73.5
Gravity 66.3
Splatting 61.1
54% 67 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 44.6%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
75.6% Very good
Read 132
Write 132
Mixed 154
106% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.45
4K Mixed 0.29
99% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
44.6% Average
MC Read 16.5
MC Write 15.9
MC Mixed 18.9
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 6.2
SC Write 9.1
SC Mixed 8.5
23% 7.93 GB/s
Latency 130
31% 130 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 44.6%
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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