Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 134%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 117%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics161% 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 Drive98.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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)
Memory28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161011
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 07 '19 at 21:54
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Memory 90.7
1-Core 126
2-Core 259
88% 158 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 726
68% 568 Pts
64-Core 719
44% 719 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
PNY(196E 12FB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (70th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
161% Outstanding
Lighting 225
Reflection 242
Parallax 233
183% 233 fps
MRender 261
Gravity 218
Splatting 148
164% 209 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 161%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
382GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR031
SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 455 302 249 251 250 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
98.4% Outstanding
Read 424
Write 465
Mixed 377
SusWrite 322
90% 397 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 40.8
152% 59.2 MB/s
DQ Read 353
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 326
248% 335 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 98.4%
Great: 99%
PNY SSD2SC240G3SA754D117-485 240GB
191GB free
Firmware: N0530A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 295 298 298 300 299 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 298
Mixed 290
SusWrite 297
78% 348 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 40.1
148% 57.4 MB/s
DQ Read 283
DQ Write 280
DQ Mixed 185
165% 249 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 Kingston KHX2666C15D4/8G CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 Kingston KHX2666C15D4/8G 32GB
2133, 2667, 2133, 2667 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
80.9% Excellent
MC Read 29.4
MC Write 31.2
MC Mixed 25.6
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 30.8
SC Mixed 24.4
70% 24.4 GB/s
Latency 66.2
60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 76%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,173 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: 69% - Good Total price: $1,081
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