Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics71.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive110% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190702
Uptime1 Days
Run DateNov 22 '19 at 20:07
Run Duration257 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing as expected (46th 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 above expectations (81st percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Memory 94
1-Core 138
2-Core 276
94% 169 Pts
4-Core 501
8-Core 852
82% 676 Pts
64-Core 1,135
70% 1,135 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.20
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
71.5% Very good
Lighting 102
Reflection 55
Parallax 48.6
83% 68.6 fps
MRender 67.9
Gravity 47.5
Splatting 62.1
49% 59.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
133GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 219 217 216 219 217 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 484
Write 283
Mixed 389
SusWrite 243
78% 350 MB/s
4K Read 42
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 58.3
192% 67.3 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 347
264% 355 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 110%
Great: 124%
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150
77GB free
Firmware: DXM06B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 409 416 413 422 420 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 466
Write 452
Mixed 315
SusWrite 416
93% 412 MB/s
4K Read 34.3
4K Write 94.5
4K Mixed 41.9
156% 56.9 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 153
168% 282 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2018)-$59
68GB free
Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,712
Write 1454
Mixed 1,293
331% 1,486 MB/s
4K Read 43.3
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 68.1
232% 86.7 MB/s
DQ Read 850
DQ Write 958
DQ Mixed 778
621% 862 MB/s
Poor: 141% Great: 228%
WDS100T3XHC-00SJG0 1TB
421GB free
Firmware: 102000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1113 1115 1134 1060 1126 1082 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
235% Outstanding
Read 1,244
Write 1107
Mixed 1,113
SusWrite 1105
257% 1,142 MB/s
4K Read 45.8
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 64.7
236% 89.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,115
DQ Write 936
DQ Mixed 1,059
784% 1,036 MB/s
Poor: 194%
This bench: 235%
Great: 334%
WDC WD10 03FZEX-00MK2 1TB
905GB free, PID 0711
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 165 167 167 169 171 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
46.8% Average
Read 8.2
Write 172
Mixed 11.2
SusWrite 168
143% 89.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1
134% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 46.8%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 32GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78.4% Very good
MC Read 27.8
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 24.4
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 32.4
SC Mixed 25.5
73% 25.5 GB/s
Latency 59.9
67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 99%

 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 4,002 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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