Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat
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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics63.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive234% 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.
Very high background CPU (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory29.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171225
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 14 '18 at 02:23
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 50%

 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 (99th percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 153
2-Core 306
102% 185 Pts
4-Core 516
8-Core 777
80% 646 Pts
64-Core 848
52% 848 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.35
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
63.4% Good
Lighting 48
Reflection 167
Parallax 170
39% 129 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 170
Splatting 118
110% 137 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
199GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1342 306 307 306 305 304 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
234% Outstanding
Read 1,813
Write 1,457
Mixed 655
SusWrite 478
244% 1,101 MB/s
4K Read 41.1
4K Write 229
4K Mixed 61.4
262% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 1,154
DQ Write 1222
DQ Mixed 684
654% 1,020 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 234%
Great: 236%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
91GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 95 95 95 94 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
56.2% Above average
Read 101
Write 98
Mixed 50.6
SusWrite 94.5
63% 85.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
202% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 109%
SanDisk Cruzer 64GB
52GB free, PID 5530
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.5 7.1 7.1 7.1 6.8 7.1 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
11.8% Very poor
Read 23.4
Write 4.8
Mixed 6.8
SusWrite 6.9
11% 10.5 MB/s
4K Read 4.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 2.5
167% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 11.8%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMU32GX4M4C3000C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
100% Outstanding
MC Read 36.8
MC Write 37.5
MC Mixed 31.1
100% 35.1 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 41.9
SC Mixed 33.1
92% 32.1 GB/s
Latency 50.9
79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 100%
Great: 113%

 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 $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46
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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