Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 154%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 135%
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics163% 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 Drive243% 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 20 '20 at 03:50
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%
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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 i7-7700K-$242
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
94.5% Outstanding
Memory 97.2
1-Core 150
2-Core 294
100% 180 Pts
4-Core 494
8-Core 813
80% 654 Pts
64-Core 813
50% 813 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
163% Outstanding
Lighting 227
Reflection 233
Parallax 228
185% 229 fps
MRender 262
Gravity 226
Splatting 143
165% 210 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 163%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
186GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4L7QCXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 311 315 314 318 320 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
243% Outstanding
Read 1,935
Write 1,166
Mixed 762
SusWrite 341
232% 1,051 MB/s
4K Read 60.8
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 81.8
285% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1,492
DQ Write 1,073
DQ Mixed 980
814% 1,181 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 243%
Great: 236%
WD Green 240GB (2016)
217GB free
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 100 111 106 108 107 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
55.7% Above average
Read 431
Write 292
Mixed 174
SusWrite 107
56% 251 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 58.3
4K Mixed 9.6
90% 32.9 MB/s
DQ Read 154
DQ Write 143
DQ Mixed 23.7
52% 107 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 55.7%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3400 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3403 MHz
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 39.5
MC Write 39.4
MC Mixed 29.7
104% 36.2 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 36
SC Mixed 30.5
84% 29.5 GB/s
Latency 49.6
81% 49.6 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 102%
Great: 122%

 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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