Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics98.7% 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 Drive81.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171225
Uptime6.9 Days
Run DateDec 26 '19 at 17:16
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
Watch Gameplay: 2060S + 9350KF How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (24th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Memory 90.5
1-Core 133
2-Core 246
88% 156 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 539
60% 474 Pts
64-Core 528
33% 528 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing below potential (41st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
98.7% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 113
Parallax 130
98% 121 fps
MRender 171
Gravity 109
Splatting 99.1
100% 126 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 96 89 80 86 86 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Read 471
Write 256
Mixed 263
SusWrite 95.3
60% 271 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 92.8
4K Mixed 37.6
146% 54.2 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 164
DQ Mixed 242
188% 263 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
566GB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 450 456 448 461 454 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 446
Write 456
Mixed 310
SusWrite 449
94% 415 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 95.7
4K Mixed 38.8
143% 54.1 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 283
234% 335 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 105%
Great: 133%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
223GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 90 89 90 89 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
48.4% Average
Read 79.5
Write 79.5
Mixed 63.8
SusWrite 88.8
58% 77.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$408
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2155 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.9% Good
MC Read 23.5
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 22
69% 24 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 22.5
SC Mixed 20.3
55% 19.4 GB/s
Latency 66.6
60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 115%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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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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