Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics103% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO  (all builds)
Memory24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171101
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 25 '19 at 18:07
Run Duration194 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 27%
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 PC Performing as expected (47th 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Memory 96.2
1-Core 134
2-Core 261
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 486
8-Core 826
80% 656 Pts
64-Core 1,143
71% 1,143 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing below potential (56th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 136
Parallax 126
107% 131 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 134
Splatting 109
97% 119 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 PRO 256GB
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 7,004
Write 6,462
Mixed 6,489
1,485% 6,651 MB/s
4K Read 466
4K Write 172
4K Mixed 219
1,078% 286 MB/s
DQ Read 1129
DQ Write 736
DQ Mixed 814
639% 893 MB/s
Poor: 89% Great: 125%
Seagate ST2000DM006-2DM164 1TB
264GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 447 456 458 454 456 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive
Read 458
Write 448
Mixed 415
SusWrite 454
329% 444 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 87.2
4K Mixed 52.4
8,883% 58.1 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 350
3,218% 352 MB/s
Poor: 36% Great: 108%
Seagate ST4000DM006-2G5107 4TB
606GB free
Firmware: DN04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 159 162 161 160 161 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Read 149
Write 146
Mixed 88.1
SusWrite 160
99% 136 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 1.1
243% 2 MB/s
Poor: 76%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 126%
Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016)-$176
6.5TB free
Firmware: SC61
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 80 79 83 78 74 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
44.8% Average
Read 76.7
Write 63.4
Mixed 56.1
SusWrite 79.5
51% 68.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.5
101% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 44.8%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3466 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
108% Outstanding
MC Read 42.2
MC Write 42.3
MC Mixed 32
111% 38.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 43
SC Mixed 29.8
88% 30.9 GB/s
Latency 53.4
75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 108%
Great: 121%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical ROG MAXIMUS X HERO Builds (Compare 3,649 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 - $250

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $1,126
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