Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 136%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 125%
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 101%, 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 Drive223% 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)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191007
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 24 '20 at 23:31
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU9%

 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-$186
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 97.4
1-Core 144
2-Core 289
98% 177 Pts
4-Core 564
8-Core 908
90% 736 Pts
64-Core 1,141
71% 1,141 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 101%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2760 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
132% Outstanding
Lighting 188
Reflection 193
Parallax 201
154% 194 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 178
Splatting 124
114% 141 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 132%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
255GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 766 490 488 487 483 484 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
223% Outstanding
Read 1,903
Write 1,658
Mixed 772
SusWrite 533
270% 1,216 MB/s
4K Read 44.1
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 61.7
226% 85.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,088
DQ Write 933
DQ Mixed 784
649% 935 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 223%
Great: 254%
Intel Optane+ NVMe PCIe 500GB
136GB free
Firmware: 17.8 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 315 308 313 449 370 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
259% Outstanding
Read 1,156
Write 314
Mixed 495
SusWrite 344
127% 577 MB/s
4K Read 181
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 137
512% 145 MB/s
DQ Read 1,267
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 507
448% 700 MB/s
Poor: 111%
This bench: 259%
Great: 255%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
126GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 456 450 453 450 453 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 474
Write 466
Mixed 388
SusWrite 452
100% 445 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 58.1
193% 68.3 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 361
271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 123%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 39.8
MC Write 39.7
MC Mixed 28.6
103% 36 GB/s
SC Read 22.3
SC Write 41.3
SC Mixed 31.3
90% 31.6 GB/s
Latency 48.7
82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 102%
Great: 122%

 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 3,996 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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