Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 136%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 127%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics132% 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 Drive239% 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 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 07 '18 at 16:56
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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)
102% Outstanding
Memory 98.3
1-Core 150
2-Core 299
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 569
8-Core 912
91% 741 Pts
64-Core 1,230
76% 1,230 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 102%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.63
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
132% Outstanding
Lighting 187
Reflection 194
Parallax 194
152% 192 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 182
Splatting 122
115% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 132%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
228GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 706 528 528 525 497 506 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
239% Outstanding
Read 2,121
Write 1,716
Mixed 662
SusWrite 548
280% 1,262 MB/s
4K Read 42.5
4K Write 171
4K Mixed 65.1
238% 92.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1087
DQ Write 1,068
DQ Mixed 940
744% 1,032 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 239%
Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
190GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 485 484 489 487 488 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 493
Mixed 414
SusWrite 474
106% 472 MB/s
4K Read 45
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 60.6
204% 71.8 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 358
270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 129%
Great: 134%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95
2.5TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 144 161 162 160 164 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Read 153
Write 148
Mixed 82.4
SusWrite 159
99% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 89.5%
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 (79th percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 40.8
MC Write 40
MC Mixed 29
105% 36.6 GB/s
SC Read 23.9
SC Write 44
SC Mixed 32.5
96% 33.5 GB/s
Latency 44.8
89% 44.8 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 105%
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 3,997 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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