Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics76.8% 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 Drive73.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory1.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime1 Days
Run DateNov 19 '17 at 00:43
Run Duration378 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU 38%
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 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Memory 83.9
1-Core 132
2-Core 238
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 589
63% 500 Pts
64-Core 690
43% 690 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.8% Very good
Lighting 96.1
Reflection 103
Parallax 88.3
78% 95.7 fps
MRender 90.6
Gravity 88.2
Splatting 91.3
74% 90 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$20
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900106 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
73.1% Very good
Read 508
Write 383
Mixed 385
94% 425 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 72.3
4K Mixed 0.16
87% 34.8 MB/s
DQ Read 147
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 12.1
45% 99 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 91%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 4TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 196
Mixed 142
127% 170 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 2.24
4K Mixed 0.68
143% 1.18 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 105%
Great: 236%
SanDisk Cruzer Edge 16GB
15GB free, PID 556b
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
11.5% Very poor
Read 17.4
Write 3.24
Mixed 3.27
7% 7.98 MB/s
4K Read 6.12
4K Write 2.22
4K Mixed 1.63
154% 3.32 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 11.5%
Great: 13%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GB-$25
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
35% Below average
MC Read 14
MC Write 10.7
MC Mixed 9.9
33% 11.5 GB/s
SC Read 10.4
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 11
29% 10.3 GB/s
Latency 73.6
54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 35%
Great: 48%

 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: $1,107
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HDDRAMUSB
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