Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 138%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 130%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics135% 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 Drive207% 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)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170905
Uptime1 Days
Run DateDec 24 '17 at 09:04
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$193
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 94.2
1-Core 151
2-Core 301
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 601
8-Core 1,008
98% 805 Pts
64-Core 1,246
77% 1,246 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 103%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
135% Outstanding
Lighting 192
Reflection 213
Parallax 188
156% 198 fps
MRender 134
Gravity 187
Splatting 127
120% 149 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 135%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
152GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
207% Outstanding
Read 1,824
Write 1,449
Mixed 1,423
348% 1,565 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 60.9
4K Mixed 41.3
135% 44.9 MB/s
DQ Read 39.9
DQ Write 130
DQ Mixed 32.3
40% 67.5 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 207%
Great: 353%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 193
Mixed 183
138% 184 MB/s
4K Read 1.08
4K Write 2.96
4K Mixed 0.43
148% 1.49 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 106%
Great: 112%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 256GB-$20
229GB free, PID 5591
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
42.5% Average
Read 154
Write 59.6
Mixed 83.7
111% 99.2 MB/s
4K Read 6.73
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.43
101% 2.99 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 42.5%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.5% Very good
MC Read 27.9
MC Write 27.6
MC Mixed 20.3
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 29.7
SC Mixed 23.5
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 59.3
68% 59.3 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 73.5%
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 4,011 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: 80% - Very good Total price: $1,261
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