Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 107%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics106% 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 Drive223% 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)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181105
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 19 '19 at 00:55
Run Duration173 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 97.3
1-Core 163
2-Core 318
106% 193 Pts
4-Core 599
8-Core 1,018
98% 808 Pts
64-Core 1,310
81% 1,310 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 104%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
EVGA(3842 6288) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Lighting 138
Reflection 145
Parallax 124
112% 136 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 139
Splatting 111
98% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 106%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 815 334 336 335 334 337 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
223% Outstanding
Read 1,408
Write 1241
Mixed 1,015
SusWrite 415
228% 1,020 MB/s
4K Read 63.6
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 86
289% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 979
DQ Write 1,314
DQ Mixed 1,010
801% 1,101 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 223%
Great: 280%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
112GB free
Firmware: 506ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 87 88 89 89 88 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
51.3% Above average
Read 133
Write 102
Mixed 128
SusWrite 88.7
25% 113 MB/s
4K Read 17.8
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 25.4
117% 50.7 MB/s
DQ Read 128
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 66.6
64% 102 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 73%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB
552GB free
Firmware: RVT22B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 480 476 481 480 473 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 478
Write 403
Mixed 308
SusWrite 472
93% 415 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 136
4K Mixed 43.4
178% 70.9 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 260
224% 331 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 118%
Great: 133%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$23
539GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 119 119 119 119 120 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
75.8% Very good
Read 145
Write 145
Mixed 81
SusWrite 119
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 0.9
189% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
874GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 197 194 190 194 196 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 150
Mixed 89.2
SusWrite 193
113% 155 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 109%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3159 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
MC Read 35.9
MC Write 34
MC Mixed 26.3
92% 32.1 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 34.3
SC Mixed 30.1
82% 28.8 GB/s
Latency 49.2
81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 104%

 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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