Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 133%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 125%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics125% 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.
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  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171221
Uptime6.9 Days
Run DateMar 27 '20 at 14:14
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$193
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 97.8
1-Core 158
2-Core 316
104% 190 Pts
4-Core 610
8-Core 976
97% 793 Pts
64-Core 1,296
80% 1,296 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 106%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 3002 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.59
Performing below potential (59th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 172
Reflection 190
Parallax 169
140% 177 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 173
Splatting 124
114% 141 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 125%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1964
Write 1,278
Mixed 544
276% 1262 MB/s
4K Read 43.2
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 53
218% 85.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,057
DQ Write 1,132
DQ Mixed 808
687% 999 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB-$67
376GB free
Firmware: X61170RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 484 483 489 490 490 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 515
Write 488
Mixed 278
SusWrite 486
99% 442 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 51.5
182% 69.6 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 227
204% 310 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 122%
Great: 121%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
225GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 485 484 490 490 490 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
136% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 490
Mixed 419
SusWrite 486
107% 474 MB/s
4K Read 47.2
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 66.2
226% 81.8 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 361
271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 136%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3466 C16 2x8GB-$253
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 38.6
MC Write 39
MC Mixed 28
101% 35.2 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 38.2
SC Mixed 32.9
90% 31.4 GB/s
Latency 47
85% 47 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 101%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical ROG MAXIMUS X HERO Builds (Compare 3,665 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 - $250

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $1,136
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HDDRAMUSB
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