Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics83.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardAsus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171221
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateOct 10 '18 at 12:16
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 13%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
97.8% Outstanding
Memory 97.6
1-Core 135
2-Core 272
94% 168 Pts
4-Core 527
8-Core 835
84% 681 Pts
64-Core 1,087
67% 1,087 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
83.1% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 110
Parallax 103
86% 106 fps
MRender 92.5
Gravity 93.9
Splatting 94.7
77% 93.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
92GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,036
Write 1,755
Mixed 703
331% 1,498 MB/s
4K Read 42.8
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 59.6
220% 84 MB/s
DQ Read 1,026
DQ Write 847
DQ Mixed 768
621% 880 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
123GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 8,325
Write 8,200
Mixed 7,952
1,824% 8,159 MB/s
4K Read 531
4K Write 239
4K Mixed 321
1,343% 364 MB/s
DQ Read 1,383
DQ Write 872
DQ Mixed 971
766% 1,075 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD Purple 3TB (2014)-$84
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 147 148 150 149 149 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Read 146
Write 143
Mixed 75
SusWrite 148
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 39.7
MC Write 40.2
MC Mixed 29.1
104% 36.3 GB/s
SC Read 22.7
SC Write 41.2
SC Mixed 32.8
92% 32.2 GB/s
Latency 47.6
84% 47.6 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 104%
Great: 124%

 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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