Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics104% 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 Drive130% 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)  (all builds)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180628
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 07 '19 at 00:23
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 97.5
1-Core 160
2-Core 306
103% 188 Pts
4-Core 588
8-Core 979
95% 783 Pts
64-Core 1,293
80% 1,293 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 103%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (52nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 119
Parallax 120
105% 122 fps
MRender 173
Gravity 122
Splatting 99.7
104% 132 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB
622GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT22B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 481 485 490 492 489 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
130% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 486
Mixed 461
SusWrite 473
109% 483 MB/s
4K Read 43.3
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 62.5
212% 76.9 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 260
DQ Mixed 363
260% 337 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 130%
Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
253GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1033 1210 601 606 603 604 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
264% Outstanding
Read 1,512
Write 1,328
Mixed 1,224
SusWrite 776
271% 1,210 MB/s
4K Read 68
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 89.3
299% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 1,607
DQ Write 1243
DQ Mixed 1,355
1,032% 1,402 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 264%
Great: 340%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125
4.5TB free
Firmware: FP1R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 196 190 194 193 191 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 176
Mixed 63.8
SusWrite 192
113% 155 MB/s
4K Read 2.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1.2
285% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 109%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3193 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
96.1% Outstanding
MC Read 37.6
MC Write 36.3
MC Mixed 26.7
96% 33.5 GB/s
SC Read 22.7
SC Write 36.5
SC Mixed 31.1
86% 30.1 GB/s
Latency 48.5
83% 48.5 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 96.1%
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 3,988 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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