Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 122%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 115%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics110% 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 Drive312% 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 (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181105
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 18 '19 at 00:47
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 22%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd 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 5.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 99
1-Core 151
2-Core 288
100% 179 Pts
4-Core 638
8-Core 1,033
102% 835 Pts
64-Core 1,334
82% 1,334 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 109%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2677 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.70
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 144
Reflection 156
Parallax 130
118% 143 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 144
Splatting 114
100% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
381GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 952 661 663 663 666 652 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
312% Outstanding
Read 2,554
Write 2,394
Mixed 1,691
SusWrite 710
410% 1,837 MB/s
4K Read 70.3
4K Write 172
4K Mixed 97
322% 113 MB/s
DQ Read 1,610
DQ Write 1,366
DQ Mixed 1,447
1,095% 1474 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 312%
Great: 340%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
54GB free
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,070
Write 1,522
Mixed 623
309% 1,405 MB/s
4K Read 48.2
4K Write 186
4K Mixed 66.2
256% 100 MB/s
DQ Read 1,104
DQ Write 1,288
DQ Mixed 706
668% 1,033 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
674GB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 118 121 122 126 121 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
62.2% Good
Read 96.5
Write 109
Mixed 55.2
SusWrite 120
70% 95.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 1.2
228% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3808 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
120% Outstanding
MC Read 46.8
MC Write 46.4
MC Mixed 32.2
119% 41.8 GB/s
SC Read 26.6
SC Write 52
SC Mixed 38
111% 38.9 GB/s
Latency 40.9
98% 40.9 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 120%
Great: 124%

 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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