Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 132%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 112%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics128% 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 Drive214% 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)
Memory29.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 23 '20 at 21:25
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 96.6
1-Core 144
2-Core 286
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 572
8-Core 798
86% 685 Pts
64-Core 786
49% 786 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: 432.00
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
128% Outstanding
Lighting 178
Reflection 191
Parallax 189
145% 186 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 179
Splatting 126
116% 143 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 128%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$194
389GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 794 936 1091 1083 1164 928 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
214% Outstanding
Read 1191
Write 1,288
Mixed 866
SusWrite 999
245% 1,086 MB/s
4K Read 45.4
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 61.4
214% 77.2 MB/s
DQ Read 978
DQ Write 778
DQ Mixed 518
486% 758 MB/s
Poor: 105%
This bench: 214%
Great: 211%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90
838GB free
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2551 2222 1484 1510 1524 1525 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
406% Outstanding
Read 2,751
Write 2,552
Mixed 1,973
SusWrite 1,803
509% 2,270 MB/s
4K Read 74.8
4K Write 229
4K Mixed 109
374% 138 MB/s
DQ Read 1,631
DQ Write 1,518
DQ Mixed 1,534
1,162% 1,561 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 406%
Great: 410%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C15 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
MC Read 36.2
MC Write 37.3
MC Mixed 29.1
98% 34.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 40.7
SC Mixed 30.4
84% 29.3 GB/s
Latency 51.7
77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,165 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: 69% - Good Total price: $1,081
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