Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 126%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 111%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics133% 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)
Memory27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateJun 20 '20 at 23:54
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (95th 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 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
96% Outstanding
Memory 95.3
1-Core 157
2-Core 285
100% 179 Pts
4-Core 520
8-Core 835
83% 678 Pts
64-Core 859
53% 859 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 96%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.15
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Lighting 186
Reflection 198
Parallax 181
152% 188 fps
MRender 127
Gravity 186
Splatting 130
120% 148 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 133%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,794
Write 1,639
Mixed 617
298% 1,350 MB/s
4K Read 51.1
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 58
223% 81.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,099
DQ Write 1,033
DQ Mixed 892
717% 1,008 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235
5TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 211 216 211 214 212 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 210
Write 205
Mixed 76.1
SusWrite 213
128% 176 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 0.6
199% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 122%
Great: 121%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
868GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 175 178 178 179 178 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 169
Mixed 111
SusWrite 177
120% 163 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
226% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 107%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3111 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 37.3
MC Write 38
MC Mixed 31.6
102% 35.6 GB/s
SC Read 22.5
SC Write 41.7
SC Mixed 31
91% 31.7 GB/s
Latency 56.1
71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 101%
Great: 106%

 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: $1,107
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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