Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 120%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 103%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics117% 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 Drive191% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171225
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 24 '18 at 15:42
Run Duration187 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 98.2
1-Core 153
2-Core 296
101% 183 Pts
4-Core 556
8-Core 830
86% 693 Pts
64-Core 821
51% 821 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 101%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
117% Outstanding
Lighting 157
Reflection 182
Parallax 181
128% 173 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 160
Splatting 117
107% 131 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 117%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
183GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 601 321 324 326 326 326 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
191% Outstanding
Read 1,336
Write 1,133
Mixed 506
SusWrite 371
186% 836 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 53.9
218% 83.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,052
DQ Write 1165
DQ Mixed 691
635% 969 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 191%
Great: 236%
OCZ Trion 150 960GB-$190
396GB free
Firmware: SAFZ12.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 456 190 284 269 291 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 478
Mixed 387
SusWrite 326
95% 423 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 42.5
156% 58.3 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 196
184% 286 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 103%
Great: 103%
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85
63GB free
Firmware: SAFC12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 226 176 177 177 177 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
99.3% Outstanding
Read 488
Write 477
Mixed 383
SusWrite 214
88% 391 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 44.4
169% 65 MB/s
DQ Read 324
DQ Write 351
DQ Mixed 207
192% 294 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 99.3%
Great: 97%
Corsair Force 3 120GB-$109
103GB free
Firmware: 1.3.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 96 91 96 94 96 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
58.5% Above average
Read 164
Write 113
Mixed 127
SusWrite 92.9
28% 124 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 29.6
134% 54.8 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 116
DQ Mixed 116
90% 125 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 58.5%
Great: 61%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
103GB free
Firmware: 521ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 152 154 157 152 156 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Read 377
Write 209
Mixed 254
SusWrite 157
56% 249 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 48.1
175% 65 MB/s
DQ Read 215
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 190
146% 198 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
114% Outstanding
MC Read 43.8
MC Write 46.2
MC Mixed 31.9
116% 40.6 GB/s
SC Read 23.7
SC Write 46.4
SC Mixed 32
97% 34 GB/s
Latency 45
89% 45 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 114%
Great: 124%

 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%
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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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