Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 140%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 122%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics132% 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 Drive282% 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)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171101
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateJul 11 '19 at 21:02
Run Duration209 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th 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 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 153
2-Core 308
102% 186 Pts
4-Core 615
8-Core 899
94% 757 Pts
64-Core 922
57% 922 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 106%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6598) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
132% Outstanding
Lighting 184
Reflection 205
Parallax 202
150% 197 fps
MRender 129
Gravity 183
Splatting 133
121% 149 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 132%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
569GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1355 1113 1120 1123 1122 1120 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
282% Outstanding
Read 1,633
Write 1,568
Mixed 824
SusWrite 1159
290% 1,296 MB/s
4K Read 44.3
4K Write 182
4K Mixed 71.2
254% 99.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,626
DQ Write 1,412
DQ Mixed 1153
964% 1,397 MB/s
Poor: 157%
This bench: 282%
Great: 302%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
515GB free
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1079 1091 1055 1068 1071 1073 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
254% Outstanding
Read 1,236
Write 1,051
Mixed 755
SusWrite 1,073
231% 1,029 MB/s
4K Read 39.2
4K Write 177
4K Mixed 68.8
241% 94.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,580
DQ Write 1,328
DQ Mixed 1,236
985% 1,381 MB/s
Poor: 157%
This bench: 254%
Great: 302%
Samsung 850 Evo 2TB-$275
1.5TB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 484 481 467 465 465 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
136% Outstanding
Read 470
Write 456
Mixed 415
SusWrite 474
102% 454 MB/s
4K Read 47.1
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 69.1
231% 83.4 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 362
273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 136%
Great: 135%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2747 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
93.5% Outstanding
MC Read 37
MC Write 36
MC Mixed 26
94% 33 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 33.5
SC Mixed 28.2
79% 27.8 GB/s
Latency 51
78% 51 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 103%

 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%
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: $1,276
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