Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics77.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive24.7% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime3.4 Days
Run DateFeb 17 '19 at 07:56
Run Duration176 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 95.4
1-Core 150
2-Core 302
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 597
8-Core 839
90% 718 Pts
64-Core 834
52% 834 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 103%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
MSI(1462 3230) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.9% Very good
Lighting 99.7
Reflection 105
Parallax 94.7
81% 99.9 fps
MRender 87.5
Gravity 90.9
Splatting 84.4
72% 87.6 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK71E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 3.8 17 64 4 55 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
24.7% Poor
Read 134
Write 35.5
Mixed 67.2
SusWrite 60.5
16% 74.2 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 21.3
4K Mixed 10.3
50% 16.2 MB/s
DQ Read 16.4
DQ Write 18.6
DQ Mixed 17.4
13% 17.5 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 24.7%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 198 198 198 197 199 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 173
Mixed 87.8
SusWrite 197
119% 163 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 112%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
287GB free
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 101 101 101 101 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
57.8% Above average
Read 100
Write 92.5
Mixed 56.5
SusWrite 101
64% 87.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.8
135% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2747 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.3% Above average
MC Read 18.5
MC Write 17.4
MC Mixed 14.4
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 17.3
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 55.8
72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,164 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: $1,107
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