Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 136%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 128%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics130% 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 Drive295% 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)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170905
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateOct 12 '17 at 19:48
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$208
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 98
1-Core 143
2-Core 304
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 582
8-Core 958
94% 770 Pts
64-Core 1,253
78% 1,253 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 103%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 387.92
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Lighting 184
Reflection 199
Parallax 178
150% 187 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 175
Splatting 122
114% 141 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 130%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210
789GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 527
Write 498
Mixed 508
114% 511 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 36.7
164% 59.8 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 291
DQ Mixed 214
193% 295 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 116%
Great: 124%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
342GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
295% Outstanding
Read 2,394
Write 1,868
Mixed 1,613
434% 1,958 MB/s
4K Read 42.3
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 67.3
213% 75.9 MB/s
DQ Read 576
DQ Write 223
DQ Mixed 178
190% 326 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 295%
Great: 353%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 40.8
MC Write 38.4
MC Mixed 29.1
103% 36.1 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 40.3
SC Mixed 34.2
93% 32.6 GB/s
Latency 46.2
86% 46.2 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 103%
Great: 117%

 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 4,005 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: $1,284
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