Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 136%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 118%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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.
Graphics134% 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 Drive217% 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)
Memory9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170125
Uptime6.8 Days
Run DateOct 20 '21 at 22:32
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 153
2-Core 302
101% 184 Pts
4-Core 560
8-Core 837
87% 699 Pts
64-Core 850
53% 850 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 101%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 3002 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Lighting 186
Reflection 198
Parallax 194
152% 193 fps
MRender 143
Gravity 191
Splatting 132
126% 156 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 134%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 834 780 735 718 691 665 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
217% Outstanding
Read 1,149
Write 915
Mixed 648
SusWrite 737
193% 862 MB/s
4K Read 49.4
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 68.7
238% 86.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,304
DQ Write 1,077
DQ Mixed 1,064
831% 1,148 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 217%
Great: 353%
WDC WDS400T2B0A-00SM50 4TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: 411040WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 425 429 446 434 451 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 430
Write 431
Mixed 340
SusWrite 438
92% 410 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 49.4
175% 64.2 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 222
200% 305 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 114%
Great: 115%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
123GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 96 95 94 96 97 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
69% Good
Read 144
Write 128
Mixed 90
SusWrite 95.8
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
203% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 69%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
MC Read 36.2
MC Write 35.9
MC Mixed 26.3
94% 32.8 GB/s
SC Read 21.9
SC Write 36.7
SC Mixed 28.3
83% 29 GB/s
Latency 49.9
80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 104%

 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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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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