Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics107% 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 Drive306% 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.
MotherboardAsus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 27 '19 at 23:11
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing as expected (54th 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 (94th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
Memory 84.6
1-Core 138
2-Core 276
91% 166 Pts
4-Core 549
8-Core 880
88% 715 Pts
64-Core 1,133
70% 1,133 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 140
Reflection 151
Parallax 130
114% 141 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 137
Splatting 112
99% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 900P Optane NVMe PCIe 280GB-$160
223GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E2010325 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 748 746 743 751 752 752 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
306% Outstanding
Read 808
Write 761
Mixed 785
SusWrite 749
175% 776 MB/s
4K Read 195
4K Write 174
4K Mixed 181
619% 183 MB/s
DQ Read 824
DQ Write 778
DQ Mixed 1,289
834% 964 MB/s
Poor: 302%
This bench: 306%
Great: 559%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.3% Good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 19.1
69% 24.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 28.3
SC Mixed 22.2
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 72.5
55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 101%

 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 3,989 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: 79% - Very good Total price: $1,262
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