Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics75.2% 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 Drive108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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)
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 11 '19 at 04:11
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 134
2-Core 269
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 827
78% 649 Pts
64-Core 841
52% 841 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Zotac(19DA 2471) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.2% Very good
Lighting 85
Reflection 98
Parallax 79.7
69% 87.5 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 85
Splatting 111
87% 106 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$100
101GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C2.1.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 634 198 212 212 212 214 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 582
Write 865
Mixed 596
SusWrite 280
131% 581 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 47.8
166% 62.4 MB/s
DQ Read 339
DQ Write 380
DQ Mixed 361
271% 360 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 108%
Great: 181%
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300
426GB free
Firmware: SAFZ12.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 317 208 283 288 283 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
Read 474
Write 428
Mixed 354
SusWrite 302
87% 390 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 72.5
4K Mixed 37.7
128% 45.8 MB/s
DQ Read 344
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 196
188% 294 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 144 142 145 142 147 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
65.5% Good
Read 84.8
Write 128
Mixed 70.2
SusWrite 144
78% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
68% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 65.5%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2963 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
88.5% Excellent
MC Read 32.7
MC Write 34.2
MC Mixed 26.5
89% 31.1 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 33.4
SC Mixed 26.1
76% 26.5 GB/s
Latency 52.3
76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 108%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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