Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 166%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics156% 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 Drive352% 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)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 10 '20 at 10:25
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 97.4
1-Core 159
2-Core 319
105% 192 Pts
4-Core 632
8-Core 885
95% 759 Pts
64-Core 884
55% 884 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 107%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
PNY(196E 12AF) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
156% Outstanding
Lighting 213
Reflection 235
Parallax 217
174% 222 fps
MRender 259
Gravity 207
Splatting 145
160% 204 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 156%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159
884GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2165 2185 1189 1185 1177 1174 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
352% Outstanding
Read 2,400
Write 2,136
Mixed 1,485
SusWrite 1,512
422% 1,883 MB/s
4K Read 67.1
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 94.1
312% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 1,612
DQ Write 1,399
DQ Mixed 1483
1,118% 1,498 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 352%
Great: 372%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
915GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 192 195 192 194 190 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 175
Mixed 75.7
SusWrite 193
115% 158 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 110%
Great: 112%
USB DISK 3.0 32GB
8GB free, PID 6300
Operating at USB 3.2 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 26 24 8.3 24 24 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
21% Poor
Read 106
Write 30.5
Mixed 19
SusWrite 21.2
46% 44.2 MB/s
4K Read 4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
15% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 21%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
MC Read 36.8
MC Write 36.6
MC Mixed 26.8
95% 33.4 GB/s
SC Read 22.7
SC Write 37.5
SC Mixed 30.4
86% 30.2 GB/s
Latency 48.8
82% 48.8 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 108%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,193 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: 69% - Good Total price: $1,083
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