Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics86.5% 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 Drive316% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime6.2 Days
Run DateMay 11 '21 at 15:37
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
94% Outstanding
Memory 83.4
1-Core 160
2-Core 316
100% 186 Pts
4-Core 563
8-Core 819
86% 691 Pts
64-Core 833
52% 833 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 94%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 110
Parallax 101
90% 107 fps
MRender 96.6
Gravity 102
Splatting 97
81% 98.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320
704GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1890 2063 2101 2091 2136 2139 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
316% Outstanding
Read 2374
Write 2,256
Mixed 1,382
SusWrite 2070
454% 2,021 MB/s
4K Read 54.6
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 69.7
228% 76.4 MB/s
DQ Read 720
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 526
392% 530 MB/s
Poor: 215%
This bench: 316%
Great: 425%
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$43
56GB free
Firmware: E7FM05.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 777 782 582 83 458 614 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
147% Outstanding
Read 836
Write 772
Mixed 476
SusWrite 549
148% 658 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 45.7
171% 64.4 MB/s
DQ Read 717
DQ Write 541
DQ Mixed 504
411% 588 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 147%
Great: 210%
Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016)-$179
4.5TB free
Firmware: SC61
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 199 201 203 203 202 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 4000 C19 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.6% Average
MC Read 22.9
MC Write 13.4
MC Mixed 12.1
46% 16.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 13.7
SC Mixed 15.3
43% 15.1 GB/s
Latency 74.6
54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 47.6%
Great: 125%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,195 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: $1,083
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