Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 152%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 111%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 143%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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.
Graphics138% 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 Drive311% 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)
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180227
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 04 '18 at 03:57
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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 5.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Memory 98.2
1-Core 162
2-Core 325
106% 195 Pts
4-Core 650
8-Core 1,045
104% 847 Pts
64-Core 1,359
84% 1,359 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 110%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 3604) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 3052 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
138% Outstanding
Lighting 196
Reflection 208
Parallax 190
160% 198 fps
MRender 132
Gravity 194
Splatting 131
123% 152 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 138%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
429GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
311% Outstanding
Read 2,675
Write 1,836
Mixed 1,981
480% 2,164 MB/s
4K Read 52.7
4K Write 171
4K Mixed 60.7
248% 94.7 MB/s
DQ Read 403
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 41.2
122% 264 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 311%
Great: 353%
WD WD8001FFWX-68J1UN0 8TB
6TB free
Firmware: 83.H0A03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 178
Mixed 156
131% 174 MB/s
4K Read 0.72
4K Write 5.16
4K Mixed 0.36
166% 2.08 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 106%
Great: 112%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235
4TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 188
Mixed 190
142% 188 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.63
4K Mixed 0.54
169% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 108%
Great: 121%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4266 C19 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
113% Outstanding
MC Read 46.2
MC Write 45.4
MC Mixed 31.4
117% 41 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 50.8
SC Mixed 22.1
85% 29.6 GB/s
Latency 44.9
89% 44.9 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 113%
Great: 123%

 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 3,990 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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