Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 148%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 138%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics137% 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 Drive324% 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 (WI-FI AC)  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171101
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 30 '18 at 04:01
Run Duration101 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 98.6
1-Core 156
2-Core 310
103% 188 Pts
4-Core 623
8-Core 1011
100% 817 Pts
64-Core 1,281
79% 1,281 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 107%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6698) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
137% Outstanding
Lighting 196
Reflection 201
Parallax 194
159% 197 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 188
Splatting 129
120% 148 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 137%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
333GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
324% Outstanding
Read 2,838
Write 1,782
Mixed 1,874
479% 2,165 MB/s
4K Read 53.4
4K Write 190
4K Mixed 59.9
258% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 577
DQ Write 492
DQ Mixed 248
264% 439 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 324%
Great: 353%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0001 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Read 159
Write 145
Mixed 132
109% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.78
4K Mixed 0.25
82% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB-$96
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 40.9
MC Write 41
MC Mixed 29.2
106% 37 GB/s
SC Read 24.7
SC Write 43.1
SC Mixed 33.8
97% 33.9 GB/s
Latency 43.2
93% 43.2 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 107%
Great: 128%

 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 3,988 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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