Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 128%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 111%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics125% 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 Drive80.7% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 10 '17 at 12:14
Run Duration253 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 95.9
1-Core 159
2-Core 317
104% 191 Pts
4-Core 576
8-Core 858
89% 718 Pts
64-Core 874
54% 874 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 102%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 175
Reflection 197
Parallax 178
143% 184 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 170
Splatting 115
110% 137 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 125%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 240GB-$196
104GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFZ12.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Read 519
Write 357
Mixed 256
83% 377 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 64.3
4K Mixed 9.75
92% 34.7 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 209
DQ Mixed 43.8
95% 197 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 95%
SanDisk Cruzer 64GB
58GB free, PID 5530
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
11.9% Very poor
Read 23.8
Write 6.71
Mixed 10.3
14% 13.6 MB/s
4K Read 5.34
4K Write 1.86
4K Mixed 1.38
130% 2.86 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 11.9%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMU32GX4M4C3000C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
100% Outstanding
MC Read 36
MC Write 37.8
MC Mixed 32
101% 35.3 GB/s
SC Read 22.4
SC Write 40.8
SC Mixed 31.8
90% 31.7 GB/s
Latency 54.4
74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 100%
Great: 113%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,160 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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HDDRAMUSB
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