Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics100% 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 Drive102% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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)
Memory3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161108
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateFeb 16 '19 at 04:10
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing as expected (42nd 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 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Memory 89.6
1-Core 153
2-Core 240
92% 161 Pts
4-Core 502
8-Core 813
81% 658 Pts
64-Core 809
50% 809 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.91
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
100% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 144
Parallax 120
105% 131 fps
MRender 108
Gravity 127
Splatting 104
92% 113 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 100%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 72 70 70 78 78 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 297
Mixed 384
SusWrite 112
71% 321 MB/s
4K Read 42.3
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 56.4
193% 68.3 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 356
268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 102%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
143GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 120 115 117 118 120 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Read 167
Write 161
Mixed 81.3
SusWrite 118
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1923 MHz
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
35.9% Below average
MC Read 12.3
MC Write 12.5
MC Mixed 9.7
33% 11.5 GB/s
SC Read 10.9
SC Write 12.7
SC Mixed 11.5
33% 11.7 GB/s
Latency 67.8
59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 35.9%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,164 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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