Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 130%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 120%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics130% 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 Drive260% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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)
Memory59.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 31 '18 at 16:19
Run Duration240 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (55th 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
Memory 95.8
1-Core 137
2-Core 273
94% 168 Pts
4-Core 544
8-Core 875
87% 710 Pts
64-Core 1,137
70% 1,137 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 3609) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Lighting 182
Reflection 192
Parallax 178
149% 184 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 178
Splatting 123
115% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 130%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
387GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
260% Outstanding
Read 2,106
Write 1,646
Mixed 1,615
398% 1,789 MB/s
4K Read 44.3
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 60.6
203% 71.4 MB/s
DQ Read 313
DQ Write 218
DQ Mixed 134
136% 222 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 260%
Great: 353%
Sandisk EXTREME900 960GB
307GB free
Firmware: 0
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 49% Great: 97%
Samsung 830 128GB-$109
80GB free
Firmware: CXM03B1Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
72.2% Very good
Read 499
Write 304
Mixed 389
88% 397 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 58.1
4K Mixed 19.5
85% 32.4 MB/s
DQ Read 279
DQ Write 80.5
DQ Mixed 63.9
77% 141 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 76%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199
28GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 348
Mixed 357
89% 404 MB/s
4K Read 39.5
4K Write 59.5
4K Mixed 28.5
128% 42.5 MB/s
DQ Read 279
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 86.6
104% 183 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 126%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174
3.5TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 179
Mixed 179
136% 181 MB/s
4K Read 0.81
4K Write 3.34
4K Mixed 0.53
155% 1.56 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 104%
Great: 113%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230
469GB free
Firmware: CC44 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
54.7% Above average
Read 91.3
Write 97.9
Mixed 86.3
69% 91.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 5.16
4K Mixed 0.46
164% 2.01 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 94%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100
37GB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
50.4% Above average
Read 76.2
Write 99
Mixed 84.6
65% 86.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.83
4K Write 1.68
4K Mixed 0.19
86% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 50.4%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 37.6
MC Write 39.7
MC Mixed 30.9
103% 36.1 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 44.2
SC Mixed 30.8
92% 32.2 GB/s
Latency 54.5
73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 102%
Great: 138%

 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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