Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics8.06% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive220% 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.
MotherboardAsus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)  (all builds)
Memory7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180914
Uptime2.2 Days
Run DateNov 16 '18 at 17:52
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
94% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 140
2-Core 245
91% 160 Pts
4-Core 495
8-Core 861
82% 678 Pts
64-Core 1,123
70% 1,123 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 94%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)
Asus(1043 872F) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
8.06% Terrible
Lighting 8.6
Reflection 12
Parallax 8.59
7% 9.73 fps
MRender 10.5
Gravity 7.67
Splatting 16.9
10% 11.7 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 8.06%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
347GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 786 609 614 578 612 618 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
220% Outstanding
Read 1,890
Write 1,668
Mixed 593
SusWrite 636
266% 1,197 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 56.9
208% 78.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,033
DQ Write 854
DQ Mixed 806
641% 898 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 220%
Great: 254%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 640GB
321GB free
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 91 92 89 94 94 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
54.2% Above average
Read 97.5
Write 86.4
Mixed 38.8
SusWrite 91.2
57% 78.5 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1.1
195% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
54.6% Above average
MC Read 20.1
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 15.1
51% 18 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 19.6
SC Mixed 18.8
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 54
74% 54 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 54.6%
Great: 107%

 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 3,990 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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