Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 147%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 128%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics149% 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 Drive233% 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170723
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 23 '17 at 22:26
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
Memory 97.7
1-Core 152
2-Core 297
101% 182 Pts
4-Core 528
8-Core 826
83% 677 Pts
64-Core 827
51% 827 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 385.69
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
149% Outstanding
Lighting 226
Reflection 202
Parallax 183
185% 204 fps
MRender 129
Gravity 174
Splatting 129
117% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 149%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 SATA M.2 250GB-$90
204GB free
Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 528
Write 401
Mixed 415
100% 448 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 97
4K Mixed 31.7
141% 53.7 MB/s
DQ Read 343
DQ Write 279
DQ Mixed 62.1
114% 228 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 102%
Great: 112%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB
188GB free
Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
132% Outstanding
Read 754
Write 941
Mixed 731
181% 809 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 62.5
4K Mixed 26.4
112% 39.5 MB/s
DQ Read 28.8
DQ Write 471
DQ Mixed 15.7
82% 172 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 132%
Great: 313%
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$43
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
233% Outstanding
Read 2,313
Write 1,112
Mixed 1,404
354% 1,610 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 28.8
155% 62.2 MB/s
DQ Read 641
DQ Write 565
DQ Mixed 117
220% 441 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 233%
Great: 210%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
775GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Read 150
Write 147
Mixed 140
110% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.84
4K Write 2.68
4K Mixed 0.36
125% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C18 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3867 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
121% Outstanding
MC Read 43.7
MC Write 48.1
MC Mixed 36.5
122% 42.8 GB/s
SC Read 25.1
SC Write 52.4
SC Mixed 35.9
108% 37.8 GB/s
Latency 47.2
85% 47.2 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 121%
Great: 132%

 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia 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) $30Corsair 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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