Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 108%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics110% 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 Drive111% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161228
Uptime3.6 Days
Run DateFeb 23 '17 at 08:13
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Memory 97.3
1-Core 146
2-Core 274
97% 172 Pts
4-Core 495
8-Core 788
79% 642 Pts
64-Core 799
49% 799 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 372.54
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 145
Reflection 156
Parallax 131
118% 144 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 141
Splatting 115
102% 125 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$70
449GB free
Firmware: 57CZ4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
258% Outstanding
Read 1,994
Write 1,466
Mixed 1,150
340% 1,537 MB/s
4K Read 46.9
4K Write 155
4K Mixed 57.7
227% 86.6 MB/s
DQ Read 47.4
DQ Write 836
DQ Mixed 266
259% 383 MB/s
Poor: 116%
This bench: 258%
Great: 242%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
182GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 517
Write 414
Mixed 422
100% 451 MB/s
4K Read 44.1
4K Write 96.8
4K Mixed 40.4
170% 60.4 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 26
99% 220 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 111%
Great: 124%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Read 151
Write 152
Mixed 158
116% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.84
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.16
91% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 38.5
MC Write 39.2
MC Mixed 28.9
102% 35.5 GB/s
SC Read 23.1
SC Write 41.2
SC Mixed 31.3
91% 31.9 GB/s
Latency 49.2
81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%

 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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