Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics125% 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 Drive97.1% 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)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 18 '19 at 00:04
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Memory 97.1
1-Core 132
2-Core 272
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 441
8-Core 669
69% 555 Pts
64-Core 699
43% 699 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.4%
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
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 170
Reflection 201
Parallax 199
138% 190 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 180
Splatting 126
117% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 125%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300
92GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFZ12.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 318 182 237 262 261 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
97.1% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 472
Mixed 394
SusWrite 277
93% 412 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 95.8
4K Mixed 39.4
148% 55.4 MB/s
DQ Read 344
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 196
182% 282 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 101%
Adata XPG SX8000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$100
67GB free
Firmware: C2.1.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 769 234 236 236 236 236 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
146% Outstanding
Read 992
Write 860
Mixed 770
SusWrite 324
165% 736 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 54.6
201% 78.5 MB/s
DQ Read 365
DQ Write 727
DQ Mixed 420
355% 504 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 146%
Great: 181%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 143 142 135 141 152 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
67.3% Good
Read 101
Write 94.2
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 134
73% 99.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
22% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
99.6% Outstanding
MC Read 37.6
MC Write 38.3
MC Mixed 29
100% 35 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 40.2
SC Mixed 31.6
89% 31.1 GB/s
Latency 49.8
80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 99.6%
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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