Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 130%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 120%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics129% 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.
Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)  (all builds)
Memory24 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170905
Uptime6.1 Days
Run DateFeb 15 '20 at 19:05
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 52%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 92.7
1-Core 150
2-Core 300
99% 181 Pts
4-Core 597
8-Core 926
94% 762 Pts
64-Core 1,219
75% 1,219 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 102%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Lighting 180
Reflection 189
Parallax 187
146% 185 fps
MRender 123
Gravity 182
Splatting 122
115% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 129%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,124
Write 686
Mixed 632
249% 1,148 MB/s
4K Read 49.7
4K Write 194
4K Mixed 65.3
262% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1451
DQ Write 484
DQ Mixed 1,115
784% 1,017 MB/s
Poor: 157% Great: 302%
WD Blue 1TB-$105
37GB free
Firmware: X41100WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 300 302 299 300 282 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 369
Mixed 242
SusWrite 303
79% 354 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 42.7
176% 67.1 MB/s
DQ Read 361
DQ Write 294
DQ Mixed 235
201% 297 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 106%
Great: 108%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB
969GB free, PID 3312
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 174 173 170 175 175 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
76.6% Very good
Read 57.2
Write 112
Mixed 62.2
SusWrite 173
149% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 9.9
4K Mixed 0.8
367% 3.83 MB/s
DQ Read 0.4
DQ Write 10.5
DQ Mixed 0.8
386% 3.9 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.5% Very good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 23
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 29.7
SC Mixed 24.8
70% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 62.8
64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 75.5%
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 4,004 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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