Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics67.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive355% 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)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171101
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateOct 05 '18 at 16:53
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$199
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 96.1
1-Core 147
2-Core 278
97% 174 Pts
4-Core 563
8-Core 948
92% 755 Pts
64-Core 1,232
76% 1,232 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 100%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
67.6% Good
Lighting 78.5
Reflection 91.5
Parallax 74.4
64% 81.5 fps
MRender 93.8
Gravity 78.9
Splatting 98
75% 90.3 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$154
571GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2187 2173 1161 1162 1164 1163 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
355% Outstanding
Read 2,496
Write 2,379
Mixed 1,611
SusWrite 1,502
448% 1,997 MB/s
4K Read 66.2
4K Write 174
4K Mixed 92.9
312% 111 MB/s
DQ Read 1,658
DQ Write 1,339
DQ Mixed 1441
1,094% 1,480 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 355%
Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
464GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 9,442
Write 9,673
Mixed 9,340
2,122% 9,485 MB/s
4K Read 894
4K Write 502
4K Mixed 584
2,368% 660 MB/s
DQ Read 1,983
DQ Write 1,526
DQ Mixed 1,663
1,268% 1,724 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
765GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 195 197 197 196 197 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 160
Mixed 88.8
SusWrite 194
116% 158 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 110%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 40
MC Write 40.4
MC Mixed 31.9
107% 37.4 GB/s
SC Read 22
SC Write 42.7
SC Mixed 30.4
91% 31.7 GB/s
Latency 53.5
75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%

 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 4,009 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: $1,271
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