Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive47.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180914
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 12 '18 at 12:07
Run Duration188 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU1%
Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
Memory 92
1-Core 135
2-Core 267
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 532
8-Core 761
81% 647 Pts
64-Core 788
49% 788 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 93% Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green SATA M.2 120GB-$47
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 86 96 83 53 84 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
47.4% Average
Read 493
Write 210
Mixed 201
SusWrite 85.9
54% 247 MB/s
4K Read 11.7
4K Write 25.8
4K Mixed 11.2
46% 16.2 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 227
DQ Mixed 33
70% 140 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 73%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
131GB free
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1152 1202 668 637 639 639 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
231% Outstanding
Read 1,397
Write 1,166
Mixed 752
SusWrite 823
231% 1,034 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 64.8
232% 89 MB/s
DQ Read 1,058
DQ Write 1,335
DQ Mixed 930
776% 1,108 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 231%
Great: 254%
Intel 320 Series 120GB-$89
22GB free
Firmware: 4PC10362
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 136 137 136 136 136 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
49.4% Average
Read 255
Write 135
Mixed 87.5
SusWrite 136
34% 153 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 42.7
4K Mixed 22.6
84% 28.8 MB/s
DQ Read 139
DQ Write 90.3
DQ Mixed 71
65% 100 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 49.4%
Great: 48%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
75GB free
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 65 60 57 55 56 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Read 493
Write 356
Mixed 340
SusWrite 86.7
71% 319 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 43
160% 60.1 MB/s
DQ Read 292
DQ Write 269
DQ Mixed 107
128% 222 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 82%
Generic Flash Disk 16GB
15GB free, PID 6387
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.2 9.3 9.3 8.3 9.1 9.2 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
4.45% Terrible
Read 15.5
Write 4.5
Mixed 5.8
SusWrite 8.9
10% 8.67 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
4% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.45%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.4% Average
MC Read 14.5
MC Write 14.6
MC Mixed 12.3
39% 13.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.9
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 13.9
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 64.2
62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 42.4%
Great: 112%

 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 3,990 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 112%
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Desktop
Desktop 96%
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Workstation
Workstation 103%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) - $320

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $1,276
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