Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics104% 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 Drive255% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory22.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170723
Uptime1 Days
Run DateSep 28 '17 at 18:03
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Memory 90
1-Core 136
2-Core 249
89% 158 Pts
4-Core 433
8-Core 703
70% 568 Pts
64-Core 750
46% 750 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.69
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 135
Reflection 147
Parallax 127
110% 136 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 130
Splatting 108
96% 118 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 2TB-$320
1TB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 518
Write 499
Mixed 513
114% 510 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 38.7
182% 70.2 MB/s
DQ Read 39
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 195
150% 192 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 114%
Great: 130%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
389GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
255% Outstanding
Read 1,979
Write 1,660
Mixed 1,550
385% 1,730 MB/s
4K Read 46.4
4K Write 169
4K Mixed 39.9
211% 85.1 MB/s
DQ Read 51.9
DQ Write 482
DQ Mixed 208
178% 247 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 255%
Great: 353%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMR32GX4M4A2666C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.8% Good
MC Read 24.4
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 22.2
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 19.6
SC Mixed 21.6
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 67.2
60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 128%

 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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