Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive241% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO  (all builds)
Memory14.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171101
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 25 '17 at 03:55
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$193
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Memory 98.1
1-Core 163
2-Core 325
106% 195 Pts
4-Core 652
8-Core 1,038
104% 845 Pts
64-Core 1,361
84% 1,361 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 110%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6698) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 3002 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.71
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 206
Reflection 220
Parallax 194
168% 207 fps
Gravity 200
Splatting 131
142% 165 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
384GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
241% Outstanding
Read 2,163
Write 1,435
Mixed 1,266
358% 1,621 MB/s
4K Read 59.9
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 31.2
214% 82.8 MB/s
DQ Read 60.7
DQ Write 180
DQ Mixed 30.1
49% 90.4 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 241%
Great: 254%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226
289GB free
Firmware: X41100RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
72.1% Very good
Read 499
Write 238
Mixed 223
70% 320 MB/s
4K Read 33.5
4K Write 90
4K Mixed 12.6
115% 45.4 MB/s
DQ Read 34.7
DQ Write 199
DQ Mixed 9.46
39% 80.9 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 107%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
200GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 521
Write 416
Mixed 419
100% 452 MB/s
4K Read 49.2
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 48.7
200% 72.6 MB/s
DQ Read 51.2
DQ Write 127
DQ Mixed 30.3
40% 69.4 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 111%
Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
649GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
91.7% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 146
Mixed 143
116% 154 MB/s
4K Read 1.13
4K Write 2.21
4K Mixed 0.35
127% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 91.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3466 C16 2x8GB-$253
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 41.5
MC Write 42.4
MC Mixed 29.5
108% 37.8 GB/s
SC Read 24.8
SC Write 48.6
SC Mixed 34.2
102% 35.9 GB/s
Latency 45.7
88% 45.7 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 109%
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 3,662 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: $1,137
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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