Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 103%
UFO
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics131% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory22.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171225
Uptime14.4 Days
Run DateAug 05 '18 at 02:55
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 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-$242
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Memory 90.8
1-Core 142
2-Core 260
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 476
8-Core 769
76% 622 Pts
64-Core 781
48% 781 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6694) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 186
Reflection 199
Parallax 190
151% 191 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 180
Splatting 121
115% 143 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,174
Write 633
Mixed 752
257% 1,186 MB/s
4K Read 48.2
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 65.3
232% 84.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,144
DQ Write 713
DQ Mixed 851
655% 903 MB/s
Poor: 159% Great: 353%
Adata XPG SX7000 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$155
330GB free
Firmware: CB1.1.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 821 343 330 300 211 122 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
141% Outstanding
Read 801
Write 846
Mixed 708
SusWrite 354
152% 677 MB/s
4K Read 33.9
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 54.1
199% 78.6 MB/s
DQ Read 486
DQ Write 679
DQ Mixed 520
411% 562 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 141%
Great: 142%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB
883GB free
Firmware: SC23
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 164 165 167 167 164 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 169
Mixed 68.8
SusWrite 165
104% 143 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB-$182
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
73.4% Very good
MC Read 26.5
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 22.7
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 22.7
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 66.1
61% 66.1 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 101%

 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: $1,108
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HDDRAMUSB
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