Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics65.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive207% 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
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardAsus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171221
Uptime2.6 Days
Run DateJun 08 '18 at 06:04
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8600K-$139
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Memory 92.9
1-Core 137
2-Core 273
93% 168 Pts
4-Core 540
8-Core 796
83% 668 Pts
64-Core 793
49% 793 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
65.2% Good
Lighting 82.5
Reflection 81.2
Parallax 69.1
67% 77.6 fps
MRender 72.9
Gravity 74.5
Splatting 76.3
61% 74.6 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk X400 1TB-$310
954GB free
Firmware: X4120000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Read 499
Write 347
Mixed 332
87% 393 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 74.6
4K Mixed 19.4
118% 43.1 MB/s
DQ Read 263
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 39.9
80% 164 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 106%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
186GB free
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
222% Outstanding
Read 2,211
Write 1,252
Mixed 1,264
347% 1,575 MB/s
4K Read 53.1
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 24.7
178% 67.1 MB/s
DQ Read 53.5
DQ Write 222
DQ Mixed 24.3
52% 99.7 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 222%
Great: 236%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
173GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
207% Outstanding
Read 1,516
Write 1,009
Mixed 1,054
264% 1,193 MB/s
4K Read 53.6
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 24.1
175% 65.3 MB/s
DQ Read 879
DQ Write 671
DQ Mixed 23.9
222% 525 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 207%
Great: 236%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.2% Very good
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 28
MC Mixed 21.5
76% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 27.6
SC Mixed 23.2
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 107%

 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 4,023 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: $1,270
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HDDRAMUSB
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