Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics87.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive256% 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)
Memory27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime9.1 Days
Run DateJan 11 '18 at 02:35
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
92.5% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 141
2-Core 277
96% 172 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 776
76% 625 Pts
64-Core 777
48% 777 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 117
Parallax 99.1
90% 109 fps
MRender 99.6
Gravity 100
Splatting 105
84% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
256% Outstanding
Read 2,066
Write 1,193
Mixed 1,240
331% 1,500 MB/s
4K Read 57.1
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 50.1
216% 77.1 MB/s
DQ Read 960
DQ Write 639
DQ Mixed 271
345% 623 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 256%
Great: 236%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
11GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
67.4% Good
Read 125
Write 110
Mixed 103
85% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.78
4K Write 2.02
4K Mixed 0.24
96% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
108% Outstanding
MC Read 38.6
MC Write 41.1
MC Mixed 34.7
109% 38.1 GB/s
SC Read 23.1
SC Write 46.6
SC Mixed 33.6
98% 34.4 GB/s
Latency 50.8
79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 108%
Great: 112%

 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
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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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