Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 127%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics134% 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 Drive113% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime2 Days
Run DateAug 08 '20 at 04:46
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
93% Outstanding
Memory 95.3
1-Core 141
2-Core 281
96% 172 Pts
4-Core 489
8-Core 762
77% 625 Pts
64-Core 756
47% 756 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 93%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
EVGA(3842 3188) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
134% Outstanding
Lighting 186
Reflection 176
Parallax 188
152% 184 fps
MRender 200
Gravity 159
Splatting 112
124% 157 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 134%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550
302GB free
Firmware: 8EV10171 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 756 707 900 904 892 778 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
205% Outstanding
Read 630
Write 872
Mixed 558
SusWrite 823
163% 720 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 220
4K Mixed 55.1
247% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1,554
DQ Write 928
DQ Mixed 1,035
826% 1,172 MB/s
Poor: 123%
This bench: 205%
Great: 230%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 236 117 119 113 110 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 459
Write 450
Mixed 373
SusWrite 175
82% 364 MB/s
4K Read 45.9
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 63.4
216% 77.7 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 363
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 113%
Great: 134%
Crucial M500 120GB-$75
100GB free
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 118 132 133 131 132 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
76% Very good
Read 401
Write 137
Mixed 193
SusWrite 128
47% 215 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 36.1
142% 56.2 MB/s
DQ Read 260
DQ Write 137
DQ Mixed 158
128% 185 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 76%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB
3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 37.7
MC Write 41.3
MC Mixed 32.4
106% 37.1 GB/s
SC Read 22.3
SC Write 45.2
SC Mixed 30.7
94% 32.7 GB/s
Latency 56.3
71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 105%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,163 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: $1,107
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HDDRAMUSB
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