Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics77.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive96.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161228
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 14 '17 at 23:14
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Memory 93.5
1-Core 145
2-Core 289
97% 176 Pts
4-Core 505
8-Core 787
80% 646 Pts
64-Core 815
50% 815 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Gainward(10B0 17C8) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 387.92
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.2% Very good
Lighting 99.3
Reflection 103
Parallax 93.7
81% 98.5 fps
MRender 87.8
Gravity 91.2
Splatting 79.7
70% 86.2 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135
211GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
Read 1,324
Write 222
Mixed 277
130% 608 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 61.3
4K Mixed 10.9
94% 34.5 MB/s
DQ Read 38.7
DQ Write 97.3
DQ Mixed 43.8
40% 59.9 MB/s
Poor: 86%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 144%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 2TB
408GB free
Firmware: 050B
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Read 143
Write 156
Mixed 133
108% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.41
4K Mixed 0.27
76% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 102%
WD My Passport 1TB
293GB free, PID 0748
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
36.8% Below average
Read 80.7
Write 83.8
Mixed 63.5
97% 76 MB/s
4K Read 0.54
4K Write 2.17
4K Mixed 0.19
82% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 36.8%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.2% Very good
MC Read 28.4
MC Write 28.8
MC Mixed 20.9
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 23.2
69% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 60.9
66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,159 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: 67% - Good Total price: $1,130
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HDDRAMUSB
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