Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics61.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive174% 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)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171101
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateMar 17 '21 at 16:37
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing as expected (48th 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 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Memory 91.9
1-Core 137
2-Core 271
92% 167 Pts
4-Core 530
8-Core 837
84% 684 Pts
64-Core 1,121
69% 1,121 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2252 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.72
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61.2% Good
Lighting 76
Reflection 76.9
Parallax 71.7
62% 74.9 fps
MRender 77.2
Gravity 74.5
Splatting 68.9
60% 73.5 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
123GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 626 333 334 333 324 261 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
174% Outstanding
Read 1,122
Write 961
Mixed 532
SusWrite 368
166% 746 MB/s
4K Read 42
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 57.6
204% 75.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,072
DQ Write 890
DQ Mixed 672
588% 878 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 174%
Great: 236%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78
5.5TB free
Firmware: FS2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 197 204 203 201 207 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 58% Great: 109%
USB Flash Drive 32GB
28GB free, PID 5598
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.6 4.7 3.5 4.2 4.9 4.7 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
6.03% Terrible
Read 26.5
Write 5
Mixed 9.8
SusWrite 4.6
12% 11.5 MB/s
4K Read 5
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 2.5
104% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.03%
Great: 15%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4133 C19 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.2% Very good
MC Read 27.9
MC Write 26.1
MC Mixed 20.1
71% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 24.7
SC Mixed 21.4
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 64.2
62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 120%

 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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