Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 132%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 125%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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.
Graphics122% 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 Drive110% 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.
MotherboardAsus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170823
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 13 '18 at 23:56
Run Duration184 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 97.7
1-Core 157
2-Core 319
104% 191 Pts
4-Core 624
8-Core 1,058
102% 841 Pts
64-Core 1323
82% 1323 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 107%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.1
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
122% Outstanding
Lighting 164
Reflection 196
Parallax 197
134% 186 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 180
Splatting 123
116% 143 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 122%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M550 512GB-$283
221GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 522
Write 483
Mixed 490
111% 498 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 37.3
155% 61.3 MB/s
DQ Read 273
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 21.4
89% 198 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 110%
Great: 111%
Plextor M5 Pro 128GB-$130
114GB free
Firmware: 1.03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Read 524
Write 307
Mixed 381
89% 404 MB/s
4K Read 35.3
4K Write 91.1
4K Mixed 35.6
147% 54 MB/s
DQ Read 35.9
DQ Write 286
DQ Mixed 84.2
88% 136 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 98%
Crucial M500 240GB-$54
66GB free
Firmware: MU03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 269
Mixed 349
82% 374 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 29.7
144% 59.5 MB/s
DQ Read 279
DQ Write 255
DQ Mixed 53.1
98% 196 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 91%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$129
2TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
71.3% Very good
Read 122
Write 126
Mixed 126
94% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.91
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.31
122% 1.31 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 99%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
88% Excellent
Read 149
Write 158
Mixed 148
114% 151 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 2.71
4K Mixed 0.24
94% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 88%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
99.8% Outstanding
MC Read 39.7
MC Write 37.1
MC Mixed 27.8
100% 34.9 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 38.6
SC Mixed 32.2
90% 31.3 GB/s
Latency 47.3
84% 47.3 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 99.8%
Great: 120%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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