Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics79.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive206% 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 (WI-FI AC)  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180628
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 25 '19 at 18:41
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th 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)
101% Outstanding
Memory 95.9
1-Core 150
2-Core 300
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 573
8-Core 940
92% 756 Pts
64-Core 1,173
73% 1,173 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 101%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.6% Very good
Lighting 98.8
Reflection 108
Parallax 92.3
80% 99.8 fps
MRender 94.9
Gravity 93.3
Splatting 96
78% 94.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 254 254 245 244 242 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
206% Outstanding
Read 1,288
Write 1,167
Mixed 988
SusWrite 283
208% 932 MB/s
4K Read 60.9
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 82.6
282% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 970
DQ Write 1,263
DQ Mixed 992
784% 1,075 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 206%
Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
356GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 429 467 459 442 294 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Read 485
Write 465
Mixed 445
SusWrite 426
103% 455 MB/s
4K Read 44.3
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 63.2
217% 79.1 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 360
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 129%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$63
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.4% Above average
MC Read 18.9
MC Write 18.4
MC Mixed 15
50% 17.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 18.6
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 54.4
74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 102%

 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 3,996 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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