Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 152%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 118%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics161% 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 Drive223% 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.
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)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161208
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 04 '19 at 18:07
Run Duration237 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
Memory 93.7
1-Core 145
2-Core 293
97% 177 Pts
4-Core 571
8-Core 481
73% 526 Pts
64-Core 539
33% 539 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.39
Performing below potential (70th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
161% Outstanding
Lighting 224
Reflection 238
Parallax 252
183% 238 fps
MRender 265
Gravity 222
Splatting 142
164% 210 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 161%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
352GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 806 630 641 642 641 638 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
223% Outstanding
Read 1,444
Write 1,227
Mixed 613
SusWrite 666
220% 988 MB/s
4K Read 43.8
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 60.3
228% 87.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,203
DQ Write 1,286
DQ Mixed 917
780% 1,135 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 223%
Great: 254%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
931GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2464 2224 1536 1561 1560 1556 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
391% Outstanding
Read 2,622
Write 2,449
Mixed 1970
SusWrite 1,817
497% 2,215 MB/s
4K Read 65.7
4K Write 183
4K Mixed 96.2
320% 115 MB/s
DQ Read 1,824
DQ Write 1,587
DQ Mixed 1,650
1,252% 1,687 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 391%
Great: 410%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200
98GB free
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 392 374 309 285 268 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 428
Write 434
Mixed 326
SusWrite 340
86% 382 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 45.2
167% 65.3 MB/s
DQ Read 148
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 180
156% 223 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 100%
Great: 107%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33
512GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 113 113 114 114 114 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
59.2% Above average
Read 92.7
Write 93.7
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 113
68% 91.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 59.2%
Great: 62%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33
572GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 101 100 99 99 101 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
56.8% Above average
Read 98
Write 97.2
Mixed 63.8
SusWrite 99.7
66% 89.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$408
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2197 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
79.4% Very good
MC Read 28
MC Write 30.6
MC Mixed 25.7
80% 28.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 30.8
SC Mixed 21.1
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 60.4
66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,188 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO - $229

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,083
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $293Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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Intel Core i5-12600K $175Nvidia RTX 4070 $550Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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