Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics102% 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 Drive212% 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  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200225
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 08 '20 at 18:53
Run Duration207 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
95.9% Outstanding
Memory 92.5
1-Core 143
2-Core 281
95% 172 Pts
4-Core 533
8-Core 854
85% 694 Pts
64-Core 1,083
67% 1,083 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 148
Parallax 128
107% 136 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 126
Splatting 109
95% 117 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$140
1.5TB free
Firmware: RKT303.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1381 1038 1029 955 966 965 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
235% Outstanding
Read 918
Write 1,185
Mixed 1,016
SusWrite 1,056
236% 1,044 MB/s
4K Read 46.2
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 77.3
257% 96.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,411
DQ Write 1,025
DQ Mixed 1,192
898% 1,209 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 235%
Great: 303%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2019)-$46
127GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 607 362 371 364 360 362 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
212% Outstanding
Read 1,767
Write 1,488
Mixed 1,305
SusWrite 404
277% 1,241 MB/s
4K Read 48.6
4K Write 168
4K Mixed 72.3
255% 96.3 MB/s
DQ Read 853
DQ Write 853
DQ Mixed 806
618% 837 MB/s
Poor: 143%
This bench: 212%
Great: 238%
SanDisk Cruzer U 16GB
14GB free, PID 55a5
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 5 4.9 4.9 5 4.9 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
6.85% Terrible
Read 10.7
Write 1.2
Mixed 1.7
SusWrite 4.8
5% 4.6 MB/s
4K Read 3.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 1.6
106% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 6.85%
Great: 12%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.1% Very good
MC Read 28.6
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 20.3
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 29.4
SC Mixed 21.7
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 63.1
63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 104%

 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 3,649 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 112%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
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Workstation
Workstation 103%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $1,124
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HDDRAMUSB
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