Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 126%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 108%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics132% 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.
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)
Memory28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170723
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 23 '20 at 23:12
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
Memory 95.7
1-Core 139
2-Core 276
95% 170 Pts
4-Core 501
8-Core 751
78% 626 Pts
64-Core 770
48% 770 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
132% Outstanding
Lighting 186
Reflection 201
Parallax 184
152% 190 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 185
Splatting 126
118% 146 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 132%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,146
Write 962
Mixed 528
194% 878 MB/s
4K Read 46.2
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 58.2
225% 85.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1171
DQ Write 1,236
DQ Mixed 803
715% 1,070 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
PSM-512GBSATA3SSD2.5 512GB
381GB free
Firmware: T0317A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 369 442 416 415 384 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 473
Write 405
Mixed 357
SusWrite 395
92% 407 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 35.6
165% 66.2 MB/s
DQ Read 161
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 51.1
94% 180 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 103%
Great: 102%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
521GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 113 119 121 121 120 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Read 181
Write 156
Mixed 89.7
SusWrite 118
100% 136 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
223% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 39
MC Write 41
MC Mixed 33.1
108% 37.7 GB/s
SC Read 22.7
SC Write 45.2
SC Mixed 31.6
95% 33.2 GB/s
Latency 55.1
73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 106%
Great: 120%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,161 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: $1,108
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia 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) $30Corsair 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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