Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 118%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 106%
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics126% 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 Drive105% 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.
MotherboardAsus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171221
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 15 '18 at 02:34
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
Memory 95.1
1-Core 124
2-Core 244
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 485
8-Core 787
78% 636 Pts
64-Core 984
61% 984 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 174
Reflection 190
Parallax 186
142% 183 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 173
Splatting 126
115% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 126%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)-$154
447GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 1,434
Write 316
Mixed 466
159% 738 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 70
4K Mixed 12.7
90% 35.6 MB/s
DQ Read 39.2
DQ Write 76.4
DQ Mixed 11.1
22% 42.3 MB/s
Poor: 84%
This bench: 105%
Great: 155%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
131% Outstanding
Read 226
Write 231
Mixed 215
169% 224 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 5.42
4K Mixed 0.7
212% 2.31 MB/s
Poor: 76%
This bench: 131%
Great: 136%
Corsair Voyager SliderX1 128GB
29GB free, PID 1a15
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
41.2% Average
Read 103
Write 97.3
Mixed 89.4
123% 96.7 MB/s
4K Read 6.33
4K Write 1.15
4K Mixed 0.92
94% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 40%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$207
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
MC Read 34
MC Write 32.8
MC Mixed 24.3
87% 30.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 35
SC Mixed 28.1
78% 27.3 GB/s
Latency 56.7
71% 56.7 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 102%

 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 3,997 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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