Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 95%
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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics128% 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 Drive266% 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.
Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200925
Uptime1 Days
Run DateMar 09 '21 at 14:39
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User NLD-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 below expectations (34th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Memory 83.9
1-Core 131
2-Core 260
87% 158 Pts
4-Core 512
8-Core 653
75% 583 Pts
64-Core 702
43% 702 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.72
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
128% Outstanding
Lighting 174
Reflection 188
Parallax 183
142% 182 fps
MRender 135
Gravity 185
Splatting 127
120% 149 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 128%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
344GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1187 1220 1241 1293 1295 1286 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
266% Outstanding
Read 1,454
Write 1,288
Mixed 1,124
SusWrite 1,254
288% 1,280 MB/s
4K Read 53.5
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 71.8
247% 88.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,298
DQ Write 1,194
DQ Mixed 1,288
955% 1,260 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 266%
Great: 393%
FLASH Drive UT_USB20 8GB
4GB free, PID 0165
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.7 11 11 10 11 11 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
7.49% Terrible
Read 19.7
Write 6
Mixed 5.2
SusWrite 10.2
12% 10.3 MB/s
4K Read 10.2
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
38% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.49%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3466 C16 2x8GB-$253
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
65.2% Good
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 23.9
MC Mixed 20.4
67% 23.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 20.9
SC Mixed 17.3
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 73.7
54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 65.2%
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 3,649 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: $1,129
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