Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 98%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics131% 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 Drive123% 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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171225
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 10 '18 at 16:12
Run Duration105 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Memory 81.7
1-Core 140
2-Core 280
91% 167 Pts
4-Core 521
8-Core 773
80% 647 Pts
64-Core 774
48% 774 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.71
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 181
Reflection 215
Parallax 202
148% 199 fps
MRender 135
Gravity 181
Splatting 135
122% 150 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 1,472
Write 526
Mixed 814
205% 937 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 62.3
4K Mixed 21.2
95% 35.5 MB/s
DQ Read 27.1
DQ Write 132
DQ Mixed 19.6
33% 59.5 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 123%
Great: 144%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 171
Mixed 162
126% 167 MB/s
4K Read 1.09
4K Write 2.26
4K Mixed 0.25
115% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41% Average
MC Read 14.1
MC Write 14.1
MC Mixed 12.1
38% 13.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 15.4
SC Mixed 15.1
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 77.5
52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 41%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,164 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: $1,107
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HDDRAMUSB
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