Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics8.25% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive165% 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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardAsus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180628
Uptime12.1 Days
Run DateJan 21 '19 at 11:55
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing as expected (54th 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 (72nd percentile)
91.7% Outstanding
Memory 81.8
1-Core 137
2-Core 273
89% 164 Pts
4-Core 545
8-Core 861
86% 703 Pts
64-Core 1,128
70% 1,128 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 91.7%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)
Asus(1043 872F) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6471
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
8.25% Terrible
Lighting 8.6
Reflection 12.5
Parallax 9.62
7% 10.3 fps
MRender 12.8
Gravity 7.73
Splatting 17
11% 12.5 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 8.25%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 312 312 313 313 308 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
165% Outstanding
Read 1,362
Write 1,258
Mixed 1024
SusWrite 338
222% 995 MB/s
4K Read 44.6
4K Write 81.7
4K Mixed 55.6
182% 60.6 MB/s
DQ Read 794
DQ Write 686
DQ Mixed 744
556% 741 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 165%
Great: 280%
Kingston SUV500240G 240GB
223GB free
Firmware: 003056R6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 118 118 118 118 115 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
82.2% Excellent
Read 478
Write 466
Mixed 388
SusWrite 142
82% 368 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 69.7
4K Mixed 39.5
134% 46.6 MB/s
DQ Read 301
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 182
165% 252 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 89%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68% Good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 25.7
MC Mixed 19.5
68% 23.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 26.8
SC Mixed 22.1
61% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 77.2
52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 68%
Great: 110%

 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: $1,124
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