Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics7.88% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive217% 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)
Memory14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161228
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 28 '17 at 19:36
Run Duration105 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 97.4
1-Core 159
2-Core 319
105% 192 Pts
4-Core 634
8-Core 886
96% 760 Pts
64-Core 885
55% 885 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 107%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Asus(1043 872F) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4534
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.88% Terrible
Lighting 8.17
Reflection 12.2
Parallax 8.06
7% 9.46 fps
MRender 12.1
Gravity 7
Splatting 16.8
10% 12 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.88%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
191GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
217% Outstanding
Read 2,086
Write 1,102
Mixed 1,144
318% 1,444 MB/s
4K Read 61.5
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 27.2
213% 83.1 MB/s
DQ Read 62.5
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 30.7
49% 90.5 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 217%
Great: 236%
WD Blue 250GB (2010)-$37
165GB free
Firmware: 19.01H19 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
57.7% Above average
Read 100
Write 101
Mixed 99.2
75% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.59
4K Write 1.78
4K Mixed 0.49
112% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
111% Outstanding
MC Read 41.2
MC Write 43.3
MC Mixed 32.8
112% 39.1 GB/s
SC Read 24.1
SC Write 48.4
SC Mixed 34.4
102% 35.6 GB/s
Latency 48.7
82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 111%
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 4,160 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: $1,116
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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