Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 145%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 138%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics134% 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 Drive255% 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  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171011
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 07 '17 at 21:41
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Memory 97.3
1-Core 160
2-Core 319
105% 192 Pts
4-Core 637
8-Core 1,067
104% 852 Pts
64-Core 1,328
82% 1,328 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 108%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Gigabyte(1458 376A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 384.76
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Lighting 188
Reflection 214
Parallax 203
153% 202 fps
MRender 136
Gravity 183
Splatting 131
121% 150 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 134%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 2TB-$275
2TB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 515
Write 411
Mixed 427
100% 451 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 37.1
170% 62.1 MB/s
DQ Read 389
DQ Write 276
DQ Mixed 203
186% 289 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 111%
Great: 135%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
196GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
255% Outstanding
Read 2,123
Write 1,146
Mixed 1,156
324% 1,475 MB/s
4K Read 52.4
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 50.2
212% 77.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,090
DQ Write 514
DQ Mixed 279
346% 628 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 255%
Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
3TB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 173
Mixed 163
131% 174 MB/s
4K Read 0.76
4K Write 1.89
4K Mixed 0.24
93% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 103%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
3TB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 193
Write 168
Mixed 157
130% 173 MB/s
4K Read 0.78
4K Write 1.86
4K Mixed 0.23
92% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 103%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CM4X8GD3000C15K4 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
MC Read 37.3
MC Write 36.1
MC Mixed 25.4
94% 32.9 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 39.2
SC Mixed 30.9
89% 31.1 GB/s
Latency 48.9
82% 48.9 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 99%

 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 3,646 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: 83% - Excellent Total price: $1,143
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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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