Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics83.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory21.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateJun 27 '20 at 06:05
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Memory 82.6
1-Core 141
2-Core 249
88% 158 Pts
4-Core 457
8-Core 682
71% 570 Pts
64-Core 728
45% 728 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
83.1% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 112
Parallax 103
85% 106 fps
MRender 93
Gravity 98.2
Splatting 97.2
79% 96.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,860
Write 1,302
Mixed 679
282% 1,280 MB/s
4K Read 41.5
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 57.6
211% 80.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,254
DQ Write 993
DQ Mixed 980
772% 1,075 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
60GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 100 99 99 100 98 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
60.6% Good
Read 112
Write 137
Mixed 69.2
SusWrite 98.8
76% 104 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GX-D4-3200-MR 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.9% Good
MC Read 24
MC Write 26.4
MC Mixed 21.8
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 24.5
SC Mixed 20.8
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 75.8
53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 119%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,170 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: 69% - Good Total price: $1,077
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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