Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics8.2% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive336% 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
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180628
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 13 '19 at 16:51
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Memory 93.8
1-Core 145
2-Core 283
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 542
8-Core 906
88% 724 Pts
64-Core 1,138
70% 1,138 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)
Asus(1043 872F) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
8.2% Terrible
Lighting 8.53
Reflection 12.3
Parallax 8.62
7% 9.82 fps
MRender 12.9
Gravity 7.67
Splatting 16.9
11% 12.5 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 8.2%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
435GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2180 622 625 623 625 624 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
336% Outstanding
Read 2,609
Write 1,937
Mixed 1,235
SusWrite 883
370% 1,666 MB/s
4K Read 72.1
4K Write 211
4K Mixed 101
350% 128 MB/s
DQ Read 1633
DQ Write 1,507
DQ Mixed 1,502
1,146% 1,547 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 336%
Great: 340%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$60
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.7% Good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 18.6
69% 24.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 22.4
SC Mixed 23.1
61% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 60.3
66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 104%

 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 3,988 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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