Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics104% 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 Drive273% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory29.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171011
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 01 '17 at 01:41
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
Memory 96.6
1-Core 145
2-Core 282
97% 174 Pts
4-Core 543
8-Core 868
87% 706 Pts
64-Core 1146
71% 1146 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$265
Gigabyte(1458 3745) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 133
Reflection 146
Parallax 123
108% 134 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 139
Splatting 108
98% 121 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300
374GB free
Firmware: SAFZ12.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
73.5% Very good
Read 514
Write 343
Mixed 346
89% 401 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 69.1
4K Mixed 9.67
86% 34.5 MB/s
DQ Read 108
DQ Write 228
DQ Mixed 40.6
67% 125 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 101%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
191GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
273% Outstanding
Read 2,776
Write 1,117
Mixed 1,310
379% 1,735 MB/s
4K Read 56.3
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 47.9
225% 83.9 MB/s
DQ Read 709
DQ Write 505
DQ Mixed 249
283% 488 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 273%
Great: 236%
Seagate ST2000VM003-1CT164 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: ES22 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
79.6% Very good
Read 135
Write 143
Mixed 71.9
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.05
44% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3400 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
113% Outstanding
MC Read 43.3
MC Write 44.4
MC Mixed 33.1
115% 40.3 GB/s
SC Read 23.7
SC Write 47.5
SC Mixed 32
98% 34.4 GB/s
Latency 51.8
77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 113%
Great: 114%

 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 3,655 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: 83% - Excellent Total price: $1,154
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