Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics65.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory20.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170723
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 08 '17 at 01:50
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
96.1% Outstanding
Memory 93
1-Core 151
2-Core 301
99% 182 Pts
4-Core 534
8-Core 818
84% 676 Pts
64-Core 827
51% 827 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 96.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2277 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 385.69
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
65.8% Good
Lighting 82.8
Reflection 82.9
Parallax 72.6
68% 79.4 fps
MRender 79.7
Gravity 75.7
Splatting 74.8
63% 76.7 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 193
Write 167
Mixed 159
130% 173 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.58
4K Mixed 0.17
78% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 103%
Great: 108%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB
2TB free, PID 0820
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
41.8% Average
Read 101
Write 100
Mixed 70.7
114% 90.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 1.68
4K Mixed 0.23
67% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 41.8%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 Kingston KHX2133C14D4/8G Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 Kingston KHX2133C14D4/8G 24GB
2197, 2197, 2197, 2197 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
76.8% Very good
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 24.2
77% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 30.2
SC Mixed 24.8
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 62
64% 62 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 77%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,164 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO - $229

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $1,107
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HDDRAMUSB
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