Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 139%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 130%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics133% 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 Drive246% 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)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 20 '18 at 20:13
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 98.4
1-Core 150
2-Core 299
101% 183 Pts
4-Core 586
8-Core 966
95% 776 Pts
64-Core 1,236
76% 1,236 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 104%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Lighting 189
Reflection 195
Parallax 196
154% 193 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 181
Splatting 122
115% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 133%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
240GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 871 628 630 631 631 608 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
246% Outstanding
Read 2,088
Write 1,753
Mixed 677
SusWrite 666
288% 1,296 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 171
4K Mixed 66
241% 93.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1072
DQ Write 1066
DQ Mixed 937
740% 1,025 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 246%
Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
194GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 484 486 489 490 487 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 489
Mixed 406
SusWrite 485
106% 472 MB/s
4K Read 46.5
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 64.3
214% 75.7 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 361
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 133%
Great: 134%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95
2.5TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 161 164 164 164 160 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Read 156
Write 151
Mixed 81
SusWrite 162
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 40.2
MC Write 38.1
MC Mixed 28.3
102% 35.5 GB/s
SC Read 23.9
SC Write 39.9
SC Mixed 32.5
92% 32.1 GB/s
Latency 44
91% 44 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 102%
Great: 122%

 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: 78% - Very good Total price: $1,276
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