Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics86.7% 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 Drive257% 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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 10 '18 at 05:32
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (96th 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 (100th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 97.4
1-Core 138
2-Core 286
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 556
8-Core 794
85% 675 Pts
64-Core 787
49% 787 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 100%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 113
Parallax 107
90% 110 fps
MRender 98.1
Gravity 97.1
Splatting 99.5
81% 98.3 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
424GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 856 607 609 607 608 606 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
257% Outstanding
Read 2,141
Write 1,668
Mixed 740
SusWrite 649
288% 1,300 MB/s
4K Read 55
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 64.3
250% 92.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,194
DQ Write 1308
DQ Mixed 839
745% 1,114 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 257%
Great: 254%
Toshiba OCZ TL100 240GB-$56
203GB free
Firmware: SBFZ10.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 149 105 98 98 99 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 403
Mixed 369
SusWrite 144
79% 352 MB/s
4K Read 38.7
4K Write 95.1
4K Mixed 38.7
159% 57.5 MB/s
DQ Read 331
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 215
192% 290 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 89%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 39
MC Write 40.3
MC Mixed 27.8
102% 35.7 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 44.7
SC Mixed 32
95% 33.3 GB/s
Latency 48.6
82% 48.6 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 102%
Great: 108%

 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: $1,116
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