Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 142%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 146%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics128% 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 Drive353% 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)
Memory29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191007
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 20 '20 at 20:40
Run Duration256 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900KS
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 99.5
1-Core 159
2-Core 313
105% 191 Pts
4-Core 636
8-Core 1,202
109% 919 Pts
64-Core 1,777
110% 1,777 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 109%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2877 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.1
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Lighting 180
Reflection 188
Parallax 192
147% 187 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 179
Splatting 121
114% 140 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 128%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
850GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2420 2128 1173 1189 1188 1178 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
353% Outstanding
Read 2,572
Write 2,411
Mixed 1,652
SusWrite 1,546
458% 2,045 MB/s
4K Read 69.2
4K Write 172
4K Mixed 95.9
319% 113 MB/s
DQ Read 1302
DQ Write 1,223
DQ Mixed 1231
933% 1,252 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 353%
Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
85GB free
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,584
Write 2,413
Mixed 1,686
495% 2,228 MB/s
4K Read 69.7
4K Write 193
4K Mixed 99.1
335% 121 MB/s
DQ Read 1,338
DQ Write 1,225
DQ Mixed 1,244
944% 1,269 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119
55GB free
Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 564 563 141 119 119 223 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
137% Outstanding
Read 867
Write 553
Mixed 633
SusWrite 288
130% 586 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 54.4
200% 78.5 MB/s
DQ Read 502
DQ Write 530
DQ Mixed 459
361% 497 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 137%
Great: 144%
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193
87GB free
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 179 208 182 181 178 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Read 461
Write 218
Mixed 255
SusWrite 189
62% 281 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 43.2
167% 64.6 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 211
DQ Mixed 162
130% 180 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 84%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
104GB free
Firmware: 05.00K05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 69 69 69 69 70 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
41.2% Average
Read 73.8
Write 76.1
Mixed 61.9
SusWrite 69
52% 70.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 76%
JetFlash Transcend 32GB
0GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 38
Write 36.4
Mixed 35.5
47% 36.6 MB/s
4K Read 4.6
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.9
82% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-4133 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
138% Outstanding
MC Read 53.8
MC Write 53.4
MC Mixed 39.8
140% 49 GB/s
SC Read 27
SC Write 55.2
SC Mixed 39.7
116% 40.6 GB/s
Latency 38.2
105% 38.2 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 138%
Great: 138%

 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 3,999 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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