Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 152%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 131%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics164% 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 Drive190% 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)
Memory27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 22 '18 at 23:56
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
94% Outstanding
Memory 91.5
1-Core 144
2-Core 282
95% 172 Pts
4-Core 519
8-Core 790
81% 655 Pts
64-Core 790
49% 790 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 94%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
164% Outstanding
Lighting 230
Reflection 233
Parallax 252
187% 238 fps
MRender 263
Gravity 226
Splatting 146
166% 211 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 164%
Great: 174%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
418GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 932 743 151 133 296 507 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
190% Outstanding
Read 1,937
Write 1,662
Mixed 692
SusWrite 460
264% 1,188 MB/s
4K Read 40.7
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 49.1
205% 80.5 MB/s
DQ Read 758
DQ Write 253
DQ Mixed 396
321% 469 MB/s
Poor: 157%
This bench: 190%
Great: 302%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.2% Very good
MC Read 28
MC Write 28.6
MC Mixed 23.3
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.2
SC Write 29.7
SC Mixed 24.1
70% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 65
62% 65 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 117%

 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: 68% - Good Total price: $1,107
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HDDRAMUSB
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