Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics107% 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 Drive357% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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)
Memory59.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170723
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 09 '19 at 17:53
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Memory 95.1
1-Core 142
2-Core 266
94% 168 Pts
4-Core 480
8-Core 757
76% 618 Pts
64-Core 739
46% 739 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
EVGA(3842 6583) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 137
Reflection 154
Parallax 130
112% 141 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 139
Splatting 115
101% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
378GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1383 1451 1790 1824 1796 1781 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
357% Outstanding
Read 2,633
Write 1986
Mixed 1,099
SusWrite 1,671
412% 1,847 MB/s
4K Read 54.9
4K Write 205
4K Mixed 80.4
295% 114 MB/s
DQ Read 1,308
DQ Write 1,353
DQ Mixed 1135
907% 1,265 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 357%
Great: 353%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
760GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 150 152 153 153 154 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Read 150
Write 148
Mixed 89
SusWrite 152
99% 135 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
96% Outstanding
MC Read 34.3
MC Write 37.4
MC Mixed 29.5
96% 33.7 GB/s
SC Read 21.8
SC Write 41
SC Mixed 30.1
88% 31 GB/s
Latency 56.8
70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 96%
Great: 129%

 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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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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