Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 125%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 110%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 93.8%, 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 Drive274% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 27 '18 at 17:02
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 147
2-Core 292
98% 178 Pts
4-Core 490
8-Core 802
79% 646 Pts
64-Core 802
50% 802 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2775 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 185
Reflection 196
Parallax 180
151% 187 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 181
Splatting 125
116% 143 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
274% Outstanding
Read 2,506
Write 1,382
Mixed 1,576
402% 1,821 MB/s
4K Read 50.6
4K Write 180
4K Mixed 38.3
221% 89.6 MB/s
DQ Read 610
DQ Write 502
DQ Mixed 246
268% 452 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 274%
Great: 353%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
752GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Read 153
Write 152
Mixed 146
113% 151 MB/s
4K Read 0.32
4K Write 1.46
4K Mixed 0.14
56% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$60
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
MC Read 35.3
MC Write 36
MC Mixed 26.2
93% 32.5 GB/s
SC Read 21.9
SC Write 38.2
SC Mixed 29.5
85% 29.9 GB/s
Latency 52.3
76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 111%

 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
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HDDRAMUSB
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