Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics63.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 01 '18 at 06:56
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (88th 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 (85th percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 140
2-Core 274
95% 170 Pts
4-Core 498
8-Core 860
82% 679 Pts
64-Core 1,080
67% 1,080 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Gigabyte(1458 3775) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63.4% Good
Lighting 80.5
Reflection 78.3
Parallax 68
66% 75.6 fps
MRender 71.6
Gravity 72.7
Splatting 72.2
59% 72.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,434
Write 1,410
Mixed 974
352% 1,606 MB/s
4K Read 60.3
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 82
281% 100 MB/s
DQ Read 978
DQ Write 984
DQ Mixed 1,005
748% 989 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 173 182 183 182 183 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Read 107
Write 148
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 180
90% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 0.6
206% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 90%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E680 500GB
391GB free
Firmware: GR2OA3E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 100 100 99 99 101 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
56.4% Above average
Read 97
Write 90.8
Mixed 37.2
SusWrite 99.4
59% 81.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.5
104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 56.4%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
96.5% Outstanding
MC Read 36.4
MC Write 37.6
MC Mixed 26.5
96% 33.5 GB/s
SC Read 21.7
SC Write 42.4
SC Mixed 30.8
90% 31.6 GB/s
Latency 50.5
79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 96.5%
Great: 108%

 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 3,990 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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