Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics110% 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 Drive214% 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)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 30 '20 at 08:43
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 4.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.7% Outstanding
Memory 97.5
1-Core 152
2-Core 270
98% 173 Pts
4-Core 537
8-Core 850
85% 693 Pts
64-Core 849
52% 849 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2552 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 143
Reflection 158
Parallax 146
116% 149 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 144
Splatting 119
104% 128 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
175GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 525 318 318 316 317 316 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
214% Outstanding
Read 1,770
Write 1,324
Mixed 495
SusWrite 352
218% 985 MB/s
4K Read 45.2
4K Write 192
4K Mixed 55.5
241% 97.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,069
DQ Write 1,162
DQ Mixed 780
680% 1,004 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 214%
Great: 236%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$75
259GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 406 479 482 481 293 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 519
Write 478
Mixed 439
SusWrite 411
104% 462 MB/s
4K Read 43
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 60.4
209% 76.5 MB/s
DQ Read 336
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 315
237% 318 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 125%
Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 159 159 160 159 160 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
98.6% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 110
Mixed 70.9
SusWrite 159
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
MC Read 36.3
MC Write 35.5
MC Mixed 26
93% 32.6 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 36.4
SC Mixed 29.8
84% 29.4 GB/s
Latency 48.1
83% 48.1 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,186 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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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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