Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 131%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 123%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics125% 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 21 '18 at 02:02
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 98.4
1-Core 150
2-Core 298
101% 182 Pts
4-Core 578
8-Core 985
95% 782 Pts
64-Core 1,241
77% 1,241 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 103%
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 below potential (59th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 173
Reflection 192
Parallax 192
141% 185 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 171
Splatting 121
112% 138 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 125%
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: 873 627 630 632 632 608 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
246% Outstanding
Read 2,129
Write 1,776
Mixed 674
SusWrite 667
291% 1,312 MB/s
4K Read 43.2
4K Write 172
4K Mixed 64
238% 93 MB/s
DQ Read 1058
DQ Write 1062
DQ Mixed 856
699% 992 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 246%
Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$160
194GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 485 486 488 490 490 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 491
Mixed 407
SusWrite 486
106% 472 MB/s
4K Read 46.6
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 63.6
214% 75.7 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 360
270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 133%
Great: 134%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$80
2.5TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 158 163 163 164 164 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Read 148
Write 156
Mixed 75.3
SusWrite 162
99% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 88.9%
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 40.6
MC Write 38.3
MC Mixed 28.3
102% 35.7 GB/s
SC Read 23.6
SC Write 39
SC Mixed 32.4
90% 31.7 GB/s
Latency 44.2
91% 44.2 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 3,988 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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