Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics110% 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 Drive342% 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
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateOct 12 '18 at 01:40
Run Duration182 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 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 i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Memory 95.4
1-Core 148
2-Core 283
98% 176 Pts
4-Core 487
8-Core 822
80% 654 Pts
64-Core 815
50% 815 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.70
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 144
Reflection 158
Parallax 147
117% 150 fps
MRender 123
Gravity 143
Splatting 117
104% 128 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$60
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1524 1490 1559 1524 1516 773 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
342% Outstanding
Read 2419
Write 1,501
Mixed 1,229
SusWrite 1,398
365% 1,637 MB/s
4K Read 70.6
4K Write 192
4K Mixed 101
338% 121 MB/s
DQ Read 1,340
DQ Write 1,103
DQ Mixed 1,121
867% 1,188 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 342%
Great: 333%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
252GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 476 480 483 482 467 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
137% Outstanding
Read 469
Write 448
Mixed 387
SusWrite 477
100% 445 MB/s
4K Read 49.1
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 69.6
235% 84.4 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 359
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 137%
Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 210 208 205 202 208 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 213
Write 170
Mixed 86.5
SusWrite 206
123% 169 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 120%
Great: 114%
WD My Book 1TB
613GB free, PID 1100
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
19.2% Very poor
Read 34.7
Write 38.5
Mixed 28.5
SusWrite 39.1
48% 35.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 19.2%
Great: 22%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
78.9% Very good
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 29.8
MC Mixed 22.2
78% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 29.4
SC Mixed 25.3
70% 24.5 GB/s
Latency 56
71% 56 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,165 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: $1,081
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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