Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics61.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive69.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 27 '17 at 08:24
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (85th 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 98.5
1-Core 160
2-Core 308
104% 189 Pts
4-Core 619
8-Core 873
94% 746 Pts
64-Core 851
53% 851 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 107%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1500 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.4.3
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
61.7% Good
Lighting 78.3
Reflection 75.9
Parallax 100
64% 84.9 fps
MRender 73.6
Gravity 78.3
Splatting 62.6
58% 71.5 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
456GB free
Firmware: CXY7301Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
274% Outstanding
Read 2,773
Write 1,319
Mixed 1,489
408% 1,860 MB/s
4K Read 65.2
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 40.5
237% 89.4 MB/s
DQ Read 66.1
DQ Write 522
DQ Mixed 259
210% 282 MB/s
Poor: 126%
This bench: 274%
Great: 259%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM03B1Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
69.7% Good
Read 509
Write 344
Mixed 358
89% 404 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 70.4
4K Mixed 13.9
90% 35.7 MB/s
DQ Read 21.8
DQ Write 83.6
DQ Mixed 15.4
23% 40.3 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
116% Outstanding
MC Read 42.8
MC Write 45.2
MC Mixed 32.6
115% 40.2 GB/s
SC Read 26.2
SC Write 55
SC Mixed 36.1
112% 39.1 GB/s
Latency 43.6
92% 43.6 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 116%
Great: 137%

 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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