Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics7.86% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive240% 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.
MotherboardAsus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200225
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 13 '20 at 05:05
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900-$1,989
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 95.1
1-Core 156
2-Core 306
102% 185 Pts
4-Core 561
8-Core 1162
101% 862 Pts
64-Core 1,566
97% 1,566 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 100%
Great: 99%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Asus(1043 872F) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8187
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.86% Terrible
Lighting 8.03
Reflection 12.1
Parallax 8.84
6% 9.66 fps
MRender 12.7
Gravity 7.47
Splatting 16.5
10% 12.2 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.86%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 1TB
920GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VB411D43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1019 989 970 982 994 975 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
240% Outstanding
Read 1489
Write 951
Mixed 1,002
SusWrite 988
248% 1,108 MB/s
4K Read 57.3
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 72.6
257% 92 MB/s
DQ Read 1,210
DQ Write 643
DQ Mixed 1,164
802% 1,006 MB/s
Poor: 84%
This bench: 240%
Great: 330%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 8GB
3GB free, PID 5567
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.4 8.7 9.2 9.4 9.4 9.4 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
11.2% Very poor
Read 23
Write 8.3
Mixed 9
SusWrite 8.9
14% 12.3 MB/s
4K Read 5.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 2.2
147% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 11.2%
Great: 13%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.1% Very good
MC Read 28.5
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 20
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 24.2
68% 23.7 GB/s
Latency 56.8
70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 107%

 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 3,996 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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