Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 153%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 143%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics141% 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 Drive294% 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)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171101
Uptime2.8 Days
Run DateMar 07 '18 at 21:58
Run Duration195 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 98.3
1-Core 159
2-Core 319
105% 192 Pts
4-Core 637
8-Core 1,014
102% 826 Pts
64-Core 1,322
82% 1,322 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 109%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2992 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
141% Outstanding
Lighting 202
Reflection 208
Parallax 193
164% 201 fps
MRender 133
Gravity 198
Splatting 130
124% 153 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 141%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50
477GB free
Firmware: P1003B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Read 500
Write 410
Mixed 432
100% 447 MB/s
4K Read 15.6
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 20.8
105% 46.7 MB/s
DQ Read 216
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 74.3
106% 193 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 105%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB
459GB free
Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
149% Outstanding
Read 784
Write 908
Mixed 818
188% 837 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 36.2
146% 58.7 MB/s
DQ Read 338
DQ Write 488
DQ Mixed 193
208% 340 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 149%
Great: 332%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
197GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXY7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
294% Outstanding
Read 2,487
Write 1,254
Mixed 1,495
384% 1,746 MB/s
4K Read 61.4
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 69.8
266% 96.2 MB/s
DQ Read 981
DQ Write 652
DQ Mixed 306
366% 646 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 294%
Great: 294%
WD WD7500AACS-00D6B0 750GB
17GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
23% Poor
Read 39.9
Write 39.6
Mixed 40.9
30% 40.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.59
4K Write 1.98
4K Mixed 0.28
92% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 23%
Great: 46%
WD My Passport 25EA 4TB
1.5TB free, PID 25ea
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
35.2% Below average
Read 90.4
Write 84.3
Mixed 74.3
105% 83 MB/s
4K Read 0.87
4K Write 1.14
4K Mixed 0.1
46% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 35.2%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 40.6
MC Write 40
MC Mixed 28.4
104% 36.3 GB/s
SC Read 20.6
SC Write 42.9
SC Mixed 34.4
93% 32.6 GB/s
Latency 44.4
90% 44.4 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 104%
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 4,009 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: $1,266
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