Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics103% 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 Drive195% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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  (all builds)
Memory29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180409
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 11 '18 at 02:28
Run Duration159 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700-$200
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Memory 83.4
1-Core 139
2-Core 275
91% 166 Pts
4-Core 551
8-Core 928
90% 740 Pts
64-Core 1,147
71% 1,147 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.31
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 135
Reflection 146
Parallax 135
110% 138 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 130
Splatting 104
93% 115 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
931GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
94.4% Outstanding
Read 523
Write 415
Mixed 425
101% 454 MB/s
4K Read 40.5
4K Write 82.3
4K Mixed 26.4
139% 49.7 MB/s
DQ Read 41.4
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 26.4
60% 117 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 94.4%
Great: 133%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
431GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
195% Outstanding
Read 1,419
Write 1,239
Mixed 1,363
299% 1,341 MB/s
4K Read 48.5
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 37
194% 74.8 MB/s
DQ Read 50.8
DQ Write 156
DQ Mixed 36.4
47% 81.2 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 195%
Great: 353%
Intel MEMPEK1W032GA 29GB
27GB free
Firmware: K3110310
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
222% Outstanding
Read 1,314
Write 277
Mixed 462
148% 684 MB/s
4K Read 176
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 102
460% 132 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 271
DQ Mixed 97.4
134% 248 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 222%
Great: 328%
WD Gold 8TB (256MB Cache 2017)-$189
6.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01H02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 215
Write 214
Mixed 208
160% 212 MB/s
4K Read 0.72
4K Write 4.84
4K Mixed 0.52
177% 2.02 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 123%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMR16GX4M2A2666C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.6% Very good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 22.9
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.5
SC Write 31.1
SC Mixed 23.8
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 74.4
54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 97%

 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 3,649 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: 84% - Excellent Total price: $1,129
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