Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 112%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 97%
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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics128% 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 Drive212% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory56.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161208
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateSep 15 '18 at 02:31
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 26%

 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 i7-7700-$167
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Memory 96.3
1-Core 124
2-Core 240
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 394
8-Core 690
66% 542 Pts
64-Core 690
43% 690 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
128% Outstanding
Lighting 178
Reflection 197
Parallax 191
145% 188 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 174
Splatting 126
116% 143 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 128%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 657 391 385 370 362 356 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
212% Outstanding
Read 1,829
Write 1,250
Mixed 690
SusWrite 420
232% 1,047 MB/s
4K Read 36.2
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 60.8
209% 80.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,172
DQ Write 1016
DQ Mixed 856
707% 1,015 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 212%
Great: 254%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
34GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 155 156 156 157 156 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 158
Mixed 102
SusWrite 154
108% 147 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1.1
226% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 37.7
MC Write 39.9
MC Mixed 31.9
104% 36.5 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 37.4
SC Mixed 25.1
79% 27.7 GB/s
Latency 53
75% 53 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 101%
Great: 156%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,187 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: $1,083
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Intel Core i5-12600K $175Nvidia RTX 4070 $550Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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