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Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 116%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics133% 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.
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)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170723
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 16 '20 at 03:48
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$166
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 88.6
1-Core 143
2-Core 286
94% 173 Pts
4-Core 487
8-Core 630
71% 558 Pts
64-Core 776
48% 776 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$237
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Lighting 187
Reflection 202
Parallax 199
152% 196 fps
MRender 129
Gravity 179
Splatting 131
119% 146 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 133%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$87
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,398
Write 672
Mixed 426
181% 832 MB/s
4K Read 47.2
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 42
211% 83.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,209
DQ Write 946
DQ Mixed 825
686% 993 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
PSM-512GBSATA3SSD2.5 512GB
477GB free
Firmware: T0317A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 329 444 459 455 436 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 467
Write 447
Mixed 371
SusWrite 410
95% 424 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 33.9
161% 65.8 MB/s
DQ Read 146
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 47.5
90% 174 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 102%
Great: 102%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$33
535GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 148 83 70 90 163 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
78.9% Very good
Read 156
Write 144
Mixed 99.2
SusWrite 119
96% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
234% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$46
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.3% Good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 20.1
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 24.7
SC Mixed 20.2
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 69
58% 69 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,421 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: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $757
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