Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 142%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 111%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics155% 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.
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
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime11.7 Days
Run DateFeb 07 '20 at 17:52
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92% Outstanding
Memory 93.8
1-Core 136
2-Core 272
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 522
8-Core 518
70% 520 Pts
64-Core 526
33% 526 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 92%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
155% Outstanding
Lighting 208
Reflection 234
Parallax 257
169% 233 fps
MRender 267
Gravity 223
Splatting 148
167% 212 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 155%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE2500PNC 250GB
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61130WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 195 167 158 145 148 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 472
Write 276
Mixed 187
SusWrite 169
61% 276 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 49.6
187% 70 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 228
200% 301 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 102%
Great: 107%
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$130
1.5TB free
Firmware: ECFM22.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 629 1126 1208 985 978 988 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
261% Outstanding
Read 1,017
Write 1,294
Mixed 1,113
SusWrite 986
249% 1,102 MB/s
4K Read 46
4K Write 205
4K Mixed 84.3
286% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 1,654
DQ Write 1,567
DQ Mixed 1,739
1,270% 1,653 MB/s
Poor: 148%
This bench: 261%
Great: 322%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
374GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 156 154 154 156 156 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 168
Mixed 110
SusWrite 155
111% 151 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
229% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Avexir DDR4-2400 CL16 8GB 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
79.9% Very good
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 30.7
MC Mixed 24.1
80% 28.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 28.9
SC Mixed 25.3
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 60.3
66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,181 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: 70% - Good Total price: $1,070
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HDDRAMUSB
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