Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics81.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive112% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateJul 28 '19 at 14:49
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing as expected (56th 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 above expectations (80th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Memory 91
1-Core 142
2-Core 277
94% 170 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 726
74% 596 Pts
64-Core 703
44% 703 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Asus(1043 872F) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6374
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.51% Terrible
Lighting 8.23
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 8.28
7% 9.33 fps
MRender 7.29
Gravity 7.4
Splatting 16.2
9% 10.3 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.51%
Great: 7%
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.1% Excellent
Lighting 102
Reflection 114
Parallax 97
83% 104 fps
MRender 83.3
Gravity 96.6
Splatting 102
78% 94 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 234 230 235 226 223 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 472
Write 408
Mixed 339
SusWrite 235
81% 363 MB/s
4K Read 42.4
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 57.6
208% 77.5 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 277
DQ Mixed 316
240% 324 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 112%
Great: 124%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
50GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 104 120 118 97 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
55.4% Above average
Read 86.2
Write 84.7
Mixed 54.3
SusWrite 106
61% 82.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33.9% Below average
MC Read 10.2
MC Write 12.2
MC Mixed 10.2
31% 10.9 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 10
SC Mixed 11
29% 10.1 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 33.9%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,165 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: $1,081
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