Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 116%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics130% 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 Drive86.2% 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.
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)
Memory29.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161108
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 25 '19 at 22:35
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
88.3% Excellent
Memory 94.7
1-Core 156
2-Core 312
102% 188 Pts
4-Core 440
8-Core 861
77% 651 Pts
64-Core 863
53% 863 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Lighting 181
Reflection 202
Parallax 195
148% 193 fps
MRender 127
Gravity 178
Splatting 127
116% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 130%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
152GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z22000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 347 337 357 360 359 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Read 482
Write 333
Mixed 249
SusWrite 348
79% 353 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 15.6
122% 52.7 MB/s
DQ Read 174
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 88.1
110% 189 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 86%
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 1TB-$65
610GB free
Firmware: M0CR040
SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 469 367 332 337 332 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Read 368
Write 330
Mixed 249
SusWrite 383
75% 332 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 28.6
133% 56 MB/s
DQ Read 304
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 338
246% 317 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 104%
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36
190GB free
Firmware: MU02.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 55 55 55 55 55 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 450
Mixed 402
SusWrite 91.8
81% 364 MB/s
4K Read 33.9
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 49.6
170% 62.5 MB/s
DQ Read 325
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 248
208% 301 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMU16GX4M2A2666C16 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMU16GX4M2A2666C16 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
MC Read 32.8
MC Write 33.6
MC Mixed 28
90% 31.5 GB/s
SC Read 20.1
SC Write 37
SC Mixed 28
81% 28.4 GB/s
Latency 57.9
69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,161 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: $1,108
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HDDRAMUSB
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