Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 126%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 116%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 99.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics124% 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 Drive215% 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
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171011
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateMay 11 '18 at 02:01
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$198
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
99.6% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 146
2-Core 277
97% 173 Pts
4-Core 549
8-Core 896
88% 723 Pts
64-Core 1,128
70% 1,128 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 99.6%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 397.31
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
124% Outstanding
Lighting 171
Reflection 193
Parallax 169
139% 178 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 170
Splatting 122
113% 139 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 124%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
215% Outstanding
Read 1,499
Write 1,146
Mixed 1,188
284% 1,278 MB/s
4K Read 57.3
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 47.7
217% 78.7 MB/s
DQ Read 486
DQ Write 401
DQ Mixed 182
208% 357 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 215%
Great: 280%
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70
119GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 528
Write 478
Mixed 490
111% 499 MB/s
4K Read 36.2
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 33.7
155% 59.2 MB/s
DQ Read 312
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 138
151% 252 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 110%
Great: 119%
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70
118GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 525
Write 478
Mixed 484
111% 496 MB/s
4K Read 36.2
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 38.2
162% 61.3 MB/s
DQ Read 311
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 137
150% 251 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 113%
Great: 119%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174
3TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 205
Write 170
Mixed 174
138% 183 MB/s
4K Read 0.89
4K Write 3.66
4K Mixed 0.35
144% 1.64 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 108%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$248
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 41.2
MC Write 40.4
MC Mixed 28.5
105% 36.7 GB/s
SC Read 24.3
SC Write 42.5
SC Mixed 34.1
96% 33.6 GB/s
Latency 50
80% 50 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 105%
Great: 112%

 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 3,641 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: $1,136
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CPUGPUSSD
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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