Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics8.12% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171221
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 16 '18 at 23:54
Run Duration84 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
94.5% Outstanding
Memory 88.7
1-Core 140
2-Core 279
93% 169 Pts
4-Core 538
8-Core 881
87% 709 Pts
64-Core 1,112
69% 1,112 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)
Asus(1043 872F) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6025
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
8.12% Terrible
Lighting 8.47
Reflection 12.4
Parallax 8.66
7% 9.84 fps
MRender 12.3
Gravity 7.7
Splatting 16.8
10% 12.3 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 8.12%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 8TB
7TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Read 35.6
Write 271
Mixed 186
125% 164 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.28
4K Mixed 0.32
134% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 86%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 262%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
89.9% Excellent
MC Read 36.7
MC Write 34.4
MC Mixed 25.8
92% 32.3 GB/s
SC Read 21.3
SC Write 33
SC Mixed 26.1
77% 26.8 GB/s
Latency 68.8
58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 89.9%
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 3,987 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: 78% - Very good Total price: $1,288
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