Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 132%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 125%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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.
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 Drive244% 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 @ 2.1 GHz
Display5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 08 '18 at 20:26
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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 (97th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 94.5
1-Core 150
2-Core 252
94% 165 Pts
4-Core 568
8-Core 985
94% 777 Pts
64-Core 1,232
76% 1,232 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 100%
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 (94th percentile)
132% Outstanding
Lighting 188
Reflection 195
Parallax 195
154% 193 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 180
Splatting 121
114% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 132%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
227GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 745 609 591 576 567 558 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
244% Outstanding
Read 2,107
Write 1,749
Mixed 678
SusWrite 608
285% 1,286 MB/s
4K Read 43.5
4K Write 186
4K Mixed 61.2
243% 96.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,024
DQ Write 1186
DQ Mixed 852
712% 1,021 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 244%
Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
190GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 487 486 491 491 490 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 492
Mixed 408
SusWrite 475
106% 470 MB/s
4K Read 47.3
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 65.4
220% 78.4 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 359
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 134%
Great: 134%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95
2.5TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 158 163 163 163 163 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 155
Mixed 66
SusWrite 162
99% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.1% Very good
MC Read 28.6
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 20.6
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 29.3
SC Mixed 23.6
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 58.5
68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 74.1%
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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