Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 99%
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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics127% 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 Drive263% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)  (all builds)
Memory25 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191007
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 20 '19 at 21:17
Run Duration214 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 37%

 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 as expected (57th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Memory 89.7
1-Core 126
2-Core 261
88% 159 Pts
4-Core 508
8-Core 694
76% 601 Pts
64-Core 725
45% 725 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 360A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
127% Outstanding
Lighting 176
Reflection 186
Parallax 185
143% 182 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 172
Splatting 125
113% 139 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 127%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
407GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1551 843 599 621 622 623 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
263% Outstanding
Read 2,195
Write 2,138
Mixed 1,519
SusWrite 810
373% 1,665 MB/s
4K Read 59.2
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 75.4
254% 87.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,247
DQ Write 847
DQ Mixed 1,075
795% 1,056 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 263%
Great: 340%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 4TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 865 869 875 873 876 875 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
131% Outstanding
Read 772
Write 642
Mixed 474
SusWrite 872
155% 690 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 52.4
4K Mixed 29
100% 35 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 370
DQ Mixed 350
263% 348 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 131%
Great: 565%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
931GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 471 474 474 475 474 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 483
Write 473
Mixed 430
SusWrite 473
105% 465 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 93.3
4K Mixed 39.1
140% 53.1 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 358
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 108%
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 (56th percentile)
79.7% Very good
MC Read 30
MC Write 30.5
MC Mixed 25.7
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 28.3
SC Mixed 21.8
63% 22 GB/s
Latency 67.7
59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 79.7%
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 3,997 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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HDDRAMUSB
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