Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics118% 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 Drive190% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161011
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 16 '17 at 17:24
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User LKA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
Memory 96.3
1-Core 132
2-Core 256
91% 161 Pts
4-Core 458
8-Core 719
73% 589 Pts
64-Core 713
44% 713 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 385.28
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
118% Outstanding
Lighting 153
Reflection 173
Parallax 144
124% 157 fps
MRender 130
Gravity 168
Splatting 133
117% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 118%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
201GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
190% Outstanding
Read 1,461
Write 988
Mixed 1,023
256% 1,158 MB/s
4K Read 49.3
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 25.7
176% 68.2 MB/s
DQ Read 524
DQ Write 417
DQ Mixed 159
204% 367 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 190%
Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
930GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 159
Mixed 146
125% 167 MB/s
4K Read 0.93
4K Write 1.58
4K Mixed 0.29
101% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 102%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3001 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
MC Read 36.9
MC Write 37.6
MC Mixed 27.4
97% 34 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 38.7
SC Mixed 28.2
84% 29.4 GB/s
Latency 52.9
76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,177 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: $1,075
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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