Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 93.3%, 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 Drive180% 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.
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)
Memory29.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 21 '17 at 21:52
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 way above expectations (97th percentile)
93.3% Outstanding
Memory 92.1
1-Core 144
2-Core 279
95% 172 Pts
4-Core 508
8-Core 785
80% 647 Pts
64-Core 804
50% 804 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.9
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 144
Reflection 156
Parallax 133
118% 145 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 140
Splatting 113
101% 125 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
423GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
180% Outstanding
Read 1,513
Write 1,065
Mixed 1,127
274% 1,235 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 27.2
149% 57.9 MB/s
DQ Read 52.4
DQ Write 429
DQ Mixed 224
178% 235 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 180%
Great: 254%
Kingston DataTraveler HyperX USB 3.0 64GB-$104
57GB free, PID 162b
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
52.8% Above average
Read 277
Write 34.5
Mixed 60.7
112% 124 MB/s
4K Read 9.09
4K Write 0.98
4K Mixed 0.37
80% 3.48 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2800 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.5% Very good
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 23.7
76% 26.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 24.2
70% 24.5 GB/s
Latency 63.8
63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 120%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,194 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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