Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 137%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 122%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics145% 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 Drive288% 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.
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)
Memory26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170723
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 29 '21 at 01:14
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Memory 92.4
1-Core 151
2-Core 286
98% 177 Pts
4-Core 506
8-Core 838
82% 672 Pts
64-Core 828
51% 828 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
Nvidia(10DE 146B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
145% Outstanding
Lighting 212
Reflection 201
Parallax 209
172% 207 fps
MRender 190
Gravity 149
Splatting 132
126% 157 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 145%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
627GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 929 1014 1269 1321 1252 1260 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
288% Outstanding
Read 1,376
Write 1132
Mixed 1,072
SusWrite 1,174
267% 1,189 MB/s
4K Read 66.7
4K Write 173
4K Mixed 94.4
313% 111 MB/s
DQ Read 1,549
DQ Write 1,317
DQ Mixed 1,396
1,056% 1,421 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 288%
Great: 410%
Samsung 840 Evo 750GB-$310
600GB free
Firmware: EXT0BB0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 401 442 486 440 478 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 160
Mixed 217
SusWrite 434
73% 329 MB/s
4K Read 46
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 58.7
208% 74.7 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 269
DQ Mixed 253
208% 301 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 126%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4-3200C16-8GVKB F4-3200C14-8GVK F4-3200C16-8GVKB F4-3200C14-8GVK 32GB
3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 38.3
MC Write 40.7
MC Mixed 32.9
107% 37.3 GB/s
SC Read 23.6
SC Write 45.7
SC Mixed 32.1
97% 33.8 GB/s
Latency 63.4
63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 105%

 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
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