Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 134%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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.
Graphics132% 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 Drive264% 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  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171011
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateDec 30 '17 at 07:49
Run Duration159 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$188
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 98.3
1-Core 158
2-Core 317
104% 191 Pts
4-Core 630
8-Core 1,006
100% 818 Pts
64-Core 1,302
81% 1,302 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 108%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.71
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
132% Outstanding
Lighting 186
Reflection 200
Parallax 176
152% 188 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 180
Splatting 125
117% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 132%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
207GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
264% Outstanding
Read 2,760
Write 1,340
Mixed 1,412
403% 1,837 MB/s
4K Read 59.9
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 43.9
226% 84.7 MB/s
DQ Read 58.1
DQ Write 177
DQ Mixed 30.7
48% 88.4 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 264%
Great: 254%
Samsung 840 PRO Series 500GB
195GB free
Firmware: DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 526
Write 509
Mixed 515
116% 517 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 42
181% 65.7 MB/s
DQ Read 336
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 137
154% 261 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 121%
Great: 134%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79
71GB free
Firmware: 00RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 515
Write 503
Mixed 493
113% 504 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 29.4
152% 59.1 MB/s
DQ Read 36.4
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 20.3
64% 129 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 104%
Great: 114%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190
61GB free
Firmware: 6B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Read 515
Write 193
Mixed 260
70% 322 MB/s
4K Read 34.8
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 28.1
148% 58.6 MB/s
DQ Read 334
DQ Write 189
DQ Mixed 87.6
112% 203 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 116%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
99.8% Outstanding
MC Read 39.3
MC Write 37.7
MC Mixed 27.7
100% 34.9 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 38.9
SC Mixed 31.5
87% 30.3 GB/s
Latency 44.6
90% 44.6 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 99.8%
Great: 122%

 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 3,641 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: 78% - Very good Total price: $1,188
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