Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 127%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 117%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics129% 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 Drive278% 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.
MotherboardAsus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171221
Uptime2.6 Days
Run DateAug 02 '18 at 18:23
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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 (89th percentile)
95.7% Outstanding
Memory 97.6
1-Core 139
2-Core 265
94% 167 Pts
4-Core 505
8-Core 828
81% 667 Pts
64-Core 1,127
70% 1,127 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 95.7%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
Zotac(19DA 1471) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2800 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Lighting 180
Reflection 199
Parallax 193
147% 191 fps
MRender 129
Gravity 179
Splatting 125
117% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 129%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 792 580 599 612 611 607 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
278% Outstanding
Read 2,533
Write 2,365
Mixed 1,483
SusWrite 633
391% 1,753 MB/s
4K Read 64.7
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 86.6
290% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,144
DQ Write 1,001
DQ Mixed 1,072
804% 1,072 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 278%
Great: 340%
BP5 480GB
447GB free
Firmware: SAFM12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 384 171 176 176 176 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 517
Write 493
Mixed 376
SusWrite 260
92% 411 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 43.5
162% 60.7 MB/s
DQ Read 325
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 205
189% 289 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 101%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC97
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 122 126 127 126 127 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Read 134
Write 107
Mixed 31
SusWrite 125
72% 99.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.4
81% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$78
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 38.9
MC Write 39
MC Mixed 27.1
100% 35 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 44.1
SC Mixed 31.7
94% 32.8 GB/s
Latency 48
83% 48 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 101%
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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