Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 90%
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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics107% 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 Drive329% 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)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 20 '18 at 23:41
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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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)
92.2% Outstanding
Memory 95.9
1-Core 150
2-Core 285
98% 177 Pts
4-Core 476
8-Core 824
79% 650 Pts
64-Core 804
50% 804 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2802 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 139
Reflection 154
Parallax 132
113% 142 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 138
Splatting 115
101% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$60
211GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 959 1038 1460 1516 1478 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
329% Outstanding
Read 2,433
Write 1,438
Mixed 1,161
SusWrite 1,155
344% 1,547 MB/s
4K Read 70.2
4K Write 199
4K Mixed 103
343% 124 MB/s
DQ Read 1,339
DQ Write 1,095
DQ Mixed 1086
849% 1,173 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 329%
Great: 333%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
261GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 406 475 480 479 479 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
136% Outstanding
Read 468
Write 455
Mixed 371
SusWrite 465
99% 440 MB/s
4K Read 48.2
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 69.5
234% 84.2 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 360
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 136%
Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 208 207 198 205 207 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 206
Write 202
Mixed 89
SusWrite 206
128% 176 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 118%
Great: 114%
WD My Book 1TB
613GB free, PID 1100
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 37 39 39 39 39 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
19% Very poor
Read 34.5
Write 38.2
Mixed 29
SusWrite 38.3
48% 35 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 19%
Great: 22%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2500 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
MC Read 31.3
MC Write 31.2
MC Mixed 23
81% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 32.2
SC Mixed 26.1
74% 25.9 GB/s
Latency 54.2
74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 82.1%
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 4,160 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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HDDRAMUSB
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