Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics106% 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 Drive104% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory22.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateAug 06 '18 at 07:00
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 24%
Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (56th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Memory 88.7
1-Core 138
2-Core 255
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 732
74% 598 Pts
64-Core 760
47% 760 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.1
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Lighting 139
Reflection 141
Parallax 116
114% 132 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 138
Splatting 106
96% 118 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 106%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 312 167 142 137 134 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 456
Mixed 321
SusWrite 219
83% 373 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 52.4
177% 64.5 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 360
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 104%
Great: 134%
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199
30GB free
Firmware: 400i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 127 136 140 138 139 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
78.9% Very good
Read 374
Write 160
Mixed 200
SusWrite 137
48% 218 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 99.5
4K Mixed 42.7
151% 57.1 MB/s
DQ Read 236
DQ Write 155
DQ Mixed 179
138% 190 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 88%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40
611GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 106 107 107 107 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
63.9% Good
Read 116
Write 110
Mixed 104
SusWrite 106
81% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3866 C18 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.3% Very good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 22.2
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 24.9
SC Mixed 21.2
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 68.8
58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 134%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,165 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: $1,081
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