Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 120%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 115%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics120% 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 Drive126% 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)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171101
Uptime2 Days
Run DateJul 25 '18 at 20:12
Run Duration176 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 93.3
1-Core 159
2-Core 314
103% 189 Pts
4-Core 585
8-Core 1,002
96% 793 Pts
64-Core 1,309
81% 1,309 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 101%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
120% Outstanding
Lighting 162
Reflection 194
Parallax 181
132% 179 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 167
Splatting 121
110% 136 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 120%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
617GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 450 467 469 416 424 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 517
Write 453
Mixed 439
SusWrite 446
104% 464 MB/s
4K Read 39.9
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 58.7
200% 73.3 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 305
245% 344 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 126%
Great: 125%
Seagate ST2000DL003-9VT166 2TB
839GB free
Firmware: CC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 86 83 83 86 83 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
55.2% Above average
Read 109
Write 105
Mixed 67.8
SusWrite 83.4
67% 91.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.8
139% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 55.2%
Great: 77%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
581GB free
Firmware: CC9C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 147 147 159 149 160 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 129
Mixed 82.9
SusWrite 154
100% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 114%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110
528GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 91 92 93 93 93 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
48.9% Average
Read 77.8
Write 78.5
Mixed 63.6
SusWrite 92.3
58% 78.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 48.9%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 156 158 152 151 161 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
68% Good
Read 82.6
Write 123
Mixed 60.1
SusWrite 153
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 0.5
203% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 68%
Great: 90%
Hitachi HDT725050VLA360 500GB-$159
88GB free
Firmware: V56OA7EA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 50 50 51 51 51 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
31.8% Below average
Read 60.1
Write 52.3
Mixed 34.5
SusWrite 50.4
36% 49.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 31.8%
Great: 40%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.1% Good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 24.4
MC Mixed 19.4
67% 23.5 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 25.1
SC Mixed 22.8
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 61.5
65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 107%

 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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