Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics60.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive283% 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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 12 '19 at 14:16
Run Duration207 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (97th 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 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 94.3
1-Core 151
2-Core 299
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 595
8-Core 838
90% 716 Pts
64-Core 832
52% 832 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 102%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
EVGA(3842 6262) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.70
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.7% Good
Lighting 76.8
Reflection 75.9
Parallax 72.5
63% 75.1 fps
MRender 72.7
Gravity 69.4
Splatting 67.8
57% 70 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
453GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 862 1306 1394 1441 1405 1397 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
283% Outstanding
Read 2,150
Write 1,421
Mixed 927
SusWrite 1,301
323% 1,450 MB/s
4K Read 52.5
4K Write 190
4K Mixed 65.4
264% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1,278
DQ Write 408
DQ Mixed 459
439% 715 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 283%
Great: 283%
Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB-$503
194GB free
Firmware: M311
SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 402 423 430 429 430 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 485
Write 382
Mixed 303
SusWrite 400
88% 392 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 35
146% 57.5 MB/s
DQ Read 343
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 252
211% 305 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 103%
Great: 100%
Corsair Force GT 120GB-$155
108GB free
Firmware: 5.41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 159 153 151 152 159 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Read 347
Write 218
Mixed 241
SusWrite 159
54% 241 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 46.7
178% 66 MB/s
DQ Read 226
DQ Write 217
DQ Mixed 206
159% 216 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
84.9% Excellent
MC Read 30.9
MC Write 32
MC Mixed 26.3
85% 29.7 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 26.6
77% 26.9 GB/s
Latency 58.9
68% 58.9 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 84.9%
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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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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