Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics109% 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 Drive234% 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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 11 '18 at 10:54
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
Memory 95
1-Core 133
2-Core 265
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 516
8-Core 498
68% 507 Pts
64-Core 502
31% 502 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 144
Reflection 153
Parallax 132
117% 143 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 138
Splatting 112
100% 123 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
150GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 685 326 323 326 327 331 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
234% Outstanding
Read 2,111
Write 1,435
Mixed 674
SusWrite 386
254% 1,151 MB/s
4K Read 57.2
4K Write 177
4K Mixed 59.7
257% 97.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,144
DQ Write 1,034
DQ Mixed 668
616% 949 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 234%
Great: 236%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
710GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 477 484 491 491 493 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
137% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 491
Mixed 468
SusWrite 478
110% 488 MB/s
4K Read 46.4
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 66.5
228% 83.2 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 360
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 137%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
MC Read 33.1
MC Write 35.9
MC Mixed 30.1
94% 33 GB/s
SC Read 20.1
SC Write 35.8
SC Mixed 27.4
79% 27.8 GB/s
Latency 57
70% 57 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,161 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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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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