Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics126% 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 Drive145% 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 (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateNov 03 '17 at 18:18
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 (96th percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Memory 89.9
1-Core 144
2-Core 283
95% 172 Pts
4-Core 508
8-Core 762
79% 635 Pts
64-Core 786
49% 786 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 174
Reflection 201
Parallax 187
142% 187 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 170
Splatting 128
115% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 126%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
145% Outstanding
Read 1,529
Write 542
Mixed 819
211% 963 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 26.5
159% 67.4 MB/s
DQ Read 32.5
DQ Write 175
DQ Mixed 24.9
42% 77.3 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 145%
Great: 144%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$99
2.5TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 182
Mixed 179
139% 185 MB/s
4K Read 0.86
4K Write 2.09
4K Mixed 0.23
100% 1.06 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 108%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.1% Average
MC Read 13.9
MC Write 14.1
MC Mixed 11.9
38% 13.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 15.3
SC Mixed 14.4
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 67.3
59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 41.1%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,187 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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