Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 108%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 100%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics115% 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 Drive172% 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)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180628
Uptime2.7 Days
Run DateApr 03 '21 at 12:52
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User KWT-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 above expectations (81st percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Memory 93
1-Core 137
2-Core 268
92% 166 Pts
4-Core 501
8-Core 809
80% 655 Pts
64-Core 1,077
67% 1,077 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 465.89
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
115% Outstanding
Lighting 150
Reflection 172
Parallax 162
122% 161 fps
MRender 129
Gravity 168
Splatting 120
112% 139 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 115%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston KC1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$320
253GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FT04.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1133 1216 1206 462 313 316 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
172% Outstanding
Read 915
Write 1178
Mixed 533
SusWrite 774
192% 850 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 44.1
165% 62.3 MB/s
DQ Read 902
DQ Write 776
DQ Mixed 527
480% 735 MB/s
Poor: 107%
This bench: 172%
Great: 209%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
223GB free
Firmware: 527ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 190 197 199 209 199 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Read 327
Write 249
Mixed 272
SusWrite 196
58% 261 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 40
151% 57.7 MB/s
DQ Read 256
DQ Write 247
DQ Mixed 196
162% 233 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 152 151 152 153 152 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 140
Mixed 91
SusWrite 152
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78.4% Very good
MC Read 30.9
MC Write 29.9
MC Mixed 21.6
78% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 31.9
SC Mixed 23.9
70% 24.5 GB/s
Latency 62
64% 62 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 103%

 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: $1,124
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HDDRAMUSB
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