Performance Testing
Processor: Intel Core i7 8700K (ES)
Motherboard: ASUS ROG MAXIMUS X HERO
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4-3600 2x8GB
Storage: WD Blue SSD 1TB
Graphics Card: ZOTAC GTX 1080 Ti AMP! Edition
Cooling: Thermaltake Water 3.0 360mm
Power Supply: Seasonic Platinum P1000
Display: ViewSonic VX2475Smhl-4K
Notice: As many already know, most motherboards will have varying frequency multipliers and this may affect performance overall. As this is part of their out of the box configuration we see it fit to use them as is. All data presented here in are with the default motherboard settings for stock performance. Overclocked performance will be indicated where needed.
As always, we’ll let the numbers do the talking.
4 Comments
Not Good,
You wrote Cons -> No backplate for aorus gaming 7. and maximus x hero has not backplate too but you wrote Nothing really..
I am asking, Why did do this ?
The board rigidity offsets the need for a backplate for the MXH yet for the Aorus7, the sheer weight of the board combined with all the metal in it is just asking for it hence my point of saying its a need
How about no VRM temp monitoring in the BIOS or in any monitoring software? Rumor is that the early versions had VRM temp available. Then Asus switched a component and no more VRM temp available. It is not listed in the Monitor Tab of the BIOS in your screen shots. The other high-end Asus Z370 boards all include VRM temp in BIOS but not the (current version) of the Hero or Hero WIFI. I would call this a big fat CON.
Wow I have not heard of that bait-n-switch. Thanks for bringing that up I’ll make sure to include that.