Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 125%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics131% 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 Drive230% 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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 19 '17 at 18:11
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU7%

 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-$241
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Memory 97.3
1-Core 144
2-Core 277
96% 173 Pts
4-Core 484
8-Core 772
77% 628 Pts
64-Core 783
48% 783 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 184
Reflection 205
Parallax 181
150% 190 fps
MRender 130
Gravity 178
Splatting 126
117% 145 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
230% Outstanding
Read 2,048
Write 990
Mixed 1,115
304% 1,384 MB/s
4K Read 57.1
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 49.2
223% 81.5 MB/s
DQ Read 577
DQ Write 379
DQ Mixed 202
225% 386 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 230%
Great: 236%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
66GB free
Firmware: 1B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
268% Outstanding
Read 2,241
Write 1,411
Mixed 1,229
359% 1,627 MB/s
4K Read 60.7
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 51.4
234% 85.1 MB/s
DQ Read 599
DQ Write 419
DQ Mixed 219
242% 412 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 268%
Great: 254%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
275GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
60.3% Good
Read 118
Write 92.1
Mixed 101
78% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 1.74
4K Mixed 0.33
99% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
MC Read 37.1
MC Write 38.1
MC Mixed 27.5
98% 34.2 GB/s
SC Read 22.3
SC Write 38.9
SC Mixed 30.1
87% 30.4 GB/s
Latency 49.1
82% 49.1 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,163 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO - $229

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $1,107
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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