Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 140%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 121%
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics134% 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 Drive231% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 24 '17 at 19:39
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU0%

 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 i7-7700K-$230
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 97.3
1-Core 156
2-Core 314
103% 189 Pts
4-Core 594
8-Core 873
92% 734 Pts
64-Core 873
54% 873 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 104%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Lighting 188
Reflection 209
Parallax 183
153% 193 fps
MRender 132
Gravity 183
Splatting 128
120% 148 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 134%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
231% Outstanding
Read 1,631
Write 1,146
Mixed 1,137
289% 1,304 MB/s
4K Read 60.6
4K Write 168
4K Mixed 51.3
246% 93.2 MB/s
DQ Read 805
DQ Write 210
DQ Mixed 273
262% 429 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 231%
Great: 254%
Crucial M4 128GB-$116
27GB free
Firmware: 070H Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
67.2% Good
Read 496
Write 189
Mixed 273
70% 320 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 7.59
110% 47.6 MB/s
DQ Read 125
DQ Write 110
DQ Mixed 6.32
35% 80.3 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 72%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
477GB free
Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
49.9% Average
Read 94.1
Write 79.9
Mixed 86.5
66% 86.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.79
4K Write 1.11
4K Mixed 0.53
113% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 39.5
MC Write 40.9
MC Mixed 34
109% 38.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 45.2
SC Mixed 33.1
92% 32.4 GB/s
Latency 49
82% 49 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,184 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: 69% - Good Total price: $1,086
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Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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