Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 154%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 111%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 146%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics139% 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 Drive312% 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 (WI-FI AC)  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171221
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateFeb 26 '18 at 09:19
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 5.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Memory 98.7
1-Core 163
2-Core 326
107% 196 Pts
4-Core 650
8-Core 1,089
106% 869 Pts
64-Core 1,365
84% 1,365 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 110%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 3604) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 3052 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
139% Outstanding
Lighting 200
Reflection 207
Parallax 190
163% 199 fps
MRender 132
Gravity 192
Splatting 129
122% 151 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 139%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
399GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
312% Outstanding
Read 2,770
Write 1,827
Mixed 1,835
474% 2,144 MB/s
4K Read 51.8
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 60.4
239% 90 MB/s
DQ Read 396
DQ Write 357
DQ Mixed 39.8
122% 264 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 312%
Great: 353%
WD WD8001FFWX-68J1UN0 8TB
5.5TB free
Firmware: 83.H0A03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 183
Mixed 164
133% 177 MB/s
4K Read 0.72
4K Write 4.51
4K Mixed 0.39
157% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 105%
Great: 112%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235
4TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 175
Mixed 186
139% 184 MB/s
4K Read 0.76
4K Write 3.47
4K Mixed 0.57
160% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 105%
Great: 121%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4266 C19 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 42.9
MC Write 41.9
MC Mixed 30.4
110% 38.4 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 44.7
SC Mixed 36.4
99% 34.6 GB/s
Latency 42.7
94% 42.7 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 110%
Great: 123%

 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 3,988 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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