Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 126%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 117%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics115% 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 Drive266% 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 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171011
Uptime9.4 Days
Run DateJul 28 '20 at 06:47
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 4.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 98.4
1-Core 151
2-Core 311
102% 187 Pts
4-Core 618
8-Core 979
98% 799 Pts
64-Core 1,274
79% 1,274 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 107%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2543 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Lighting 156
Reflection 152
Parallax 143
127% 150 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 142
Splatting 119
104% 127 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 115%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 762 705 672 668 651 633 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
266% Outstanding
Read 2,426
Write 1,372
Mixed 806
SusWrite 682
291% 1,321 MB/s
4K Read 48.8
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 65
243% 91.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,288
DQ Write 1,074
DQ Mixed 1055
824% 1139 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 266%
Great: 353%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190
306GB free
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 246 252 254 254 254 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 517
Write 440
Mixed 396
SusWrite 250
90% 401 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 50.9
181% 66.3 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 360
271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 108%
Great: 124%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251
326GB free
Firmware: DXT08B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 243 244 243 242 239 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Read 466
Write 212
Mixed 178
SusWrite 243
61% 275 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 95.7
4K Mixed 26.1
130% 50.6 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 210
DQ Mixed 58.2
104% 210 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 85%
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 (70th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 40.1
MC Write 37.8
MC Mixed 28.2
101% 35.4 GB/s
SC Read 23.5
SC Write 39.3
SC Mixed 32.2
90% 31.7 GB/s
Latency 44
91% 44 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 102%
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 3,649 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: 84% - Excellent Total price: $1,129
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