Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive241% 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
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
MotherboardAsus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200225
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 17 '20 at 00:29
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU6%

 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 i9-9900K-$403
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 96.2
1-Core 153
2-Core 306
102% 185 Pts
4-Core 559
8-Core 1,178
101% 869 Pts
64-Core 1,624
100% 1,624 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 100%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
326GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1073 860 814 777 751 727 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
241% Outstanding
Read 2,018
Write 1,743
Mixed 682
SusWrite 834
294% 1,319 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 58.5
202% 75.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,049
DQ Write 1,035
DQ Mixed 890
710% 991 MB/s
Poor: 157%
This bench: 241%
Great: 302%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
345GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 104 104 104 104 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
57.3% Above average
Read 95.8
Write 86.9
Mixed 80.7
SusWrite 104
68% 91.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
198% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 85%
Intel Optane+4.5TBHDD
2.5TB free
Firmware: 16.8
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 172 171 172 170 170 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 213
Mixed 96.6
SusWrite 172
121% 165 MB/s
4K Read 3.8
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1.1
344% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 101%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
96% Outstanding
MC Read 37.4
MC Write 36.5
MC Mixed 26
95% 33.3 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 44.7
SC Mixed 30.9
92% 32.2 GB/s
Latency 53.3
75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 96%
Great: 130%

 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 4,009 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: $1,271
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