Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 128%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 117%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics132% 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 Drive284% 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.
MotherboardAsus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180518
Uptime4 Days
Run DateJul 12 '18 at 21:00
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
97% Outstanding
Memory 93.8
1-Core 140
2-Core 280
95% 171 Pts
4-Core 539
8-Core 822
84% 680 Pts
64-Core 1,136
70% 1,136 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 97%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
132% Outstanding
Lighting 185
Reflection 204
Parallax 199
150% 196 fps
MRender 133
Gravity 185
Splatting 131
121% 149 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 132%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
285GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1843 659 587 591 588 584 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
284% Outstanding
Read 2,491
Write 2,349
Mixed 1,438
SusWrite 809
396% 1,772 MB/s
4K Read 63.4
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 84.2
280% 97.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,149
DQ Write 990
DQ Mixed 1,066
800% 1,068 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 284%
Great: 340%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
2TB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 198 198 199 199 198 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 151
Mixed 28.4
SusWrite 198
102% 141 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.9
353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 111%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.9% Very good
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 26.2
MC Mixed 19.7
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 27.4
SC Mixed 23.1
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 60.3
66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 70.9%
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 3,996 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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