Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics126% 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 Drive69.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)  (all builds)
Memory26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191007
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 19 '19 at 13:53
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
Memory 91
1-Core 131
2-Core 262
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 512
8-Core 679
76% 596 Pts
64-Core 670
41% 670 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
MSI(1462 360A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 176
Reflection 186
Parallax 169
144% 177 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 174
Splatting 119
111% 138 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 126%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
169GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 174 97 90 88 88 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
69.8% Good
Read 487
Write 460
Mixed 153
SusWrite 135
69% 309 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 73
4K Mixed 26
106% 40.4 MB/s
DQ Read 300
DQ Write 147
DQ Mixed 128
121% 192 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 88%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 4TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 704 768 810 836 841 842 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
167% Outstanding
Read 1,056
Write 850
Mixed 660
SusWrite 800
189% 841 MB/s
4K Read 41.4
4K Write 80.6
4K Mixed 49.8
169% 57.3 MB/s
DQ Read 466
DQ Write 598
DQ Mixed 512
392% 526 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 167%
Great: 565%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
931GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 440 461 471 474 473 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 489
Write 476
Mixed 429
SusWrite 454
104% 462 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 85.6
4K Mixed 38.1
135% 50.2 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 358
270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 105%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
78.8% Very good
MC Read 28.9
MC Write 29.9
MC Mixed 25
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 23.2
68% 23.7 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 96%

 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 3,987 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: 78% - Very good Total price: $1,288
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