Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics79.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive207% 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)
Memory14.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 06 '17 at 23:27
Run Duration81 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (97th 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 5.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Memory 99.5
1-Core 165
2-Core 330
108% 198 Pts
4-Core 647
8-Core 914
98% 781 Pts
64-Core 919
57% 919 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 110%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Gigabyte(1458 366E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1661 MHz, MLim: 1975 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 378.78
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Lighting 103
Reflection 98.8
Parallax 87.6
84% 96.5 fps
MRender 92.2
Gravity 88.4
Splatting 78.2
70% 86.3 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 66%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$60
97GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
207% Outstanding
Read 1,806
Write 630
Mixed 876
241% 1,104 MB/s
4K Read 54
4K Write 196
4K Mixed 49.3
249% 99.9 MB/s
DQ Read 765
DQ Write 256
DQ Mixed 33.1
150% 351 MB/s
Poor: 113%
This bench: 207%
Great: 213%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4266 C19 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3913 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
128% Outstanding
MC Read 48.8
MC Write 51.7
MC Mixed 34
128% 44.8 GB/s
SC Read 28.1
SC Write 55.7
SC Mixed 37.5
116% 40.4 GB/s
Latency 38.2
105% 38.2 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 128%
Great: 127%

 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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