Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
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 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics103% 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 Drive335% 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)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171221
Uptime2 Days
Run DateSep 27 '18 at 18:49
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%
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 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-$193
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
97.8% Outstanding
Memory 93.1
1-Core 141
2-Core 281
95% 172 Pts
4-Core 551
8-Core 898
89% 724 Pts
64-Core 1,136
70% 1,136 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.63
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 147
Parallax 126
109% 136 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 131
Splatting 108
95% 116 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
624GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2298 2173 1124 1129 1118 1118 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
335% Outstanding
Read 2,502
Write 2,388
Mixed 1,501
SusWrite 1,493
442% 1,971 MB/s
4K Read 63.3
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 86.2
290% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1,288
DQ Write 1,111
DQ Mixed 1,180
889% 1,193 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 335%
Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
301GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 486 486 486 485 486 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 482
Mixed 458
SusWrite 486
109% 483 MB/s
4K Read 41.7
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 57.4
192% 68.2 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 348
264% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 126%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.3% Very good
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 25.9
MC Mixed 20.2
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 23.3
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 61.8
65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 71.3%
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 4,010 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: 80% - Very good Total price: $1,261
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