Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics89.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170723
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateJul 06 '19 at 19:39
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%
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 PC Performing below expectations (34th 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 way below expectations (14th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Memory 81
1-Core 142
2-Core 268
90% 164 Pts
4-Core 400
8-Core 687
66% 544 Pts
64-Core 751
46% 751 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.8% Excellent
Lighting 114
Reflection 118
Parallax 100
93% 111 fps
MRender 99.4
Gravity 104
Splatting 104
84% 103 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)-$154
7GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 840
Write 730
Mixed 298
138% 623 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 26.2
152% 60.1 MB/s
DQ Read 528
DQ Write 457
DQ Mixed 422
336% 469 MB/s
Poor: 84% Great: 155%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90
17GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 307
Write 319
Mixed 277
67% 301 MB/s
4K Read 18.9
4K Write 69.8
4K Mixed 26.1
99% 38.3 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 356
268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
3GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 86.7
Write 76.5
Mixed 56.5
54% 73.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.6
118% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 50% Great: 108%
Seagate ST31000340SV 1TB
15GB free
Firmware: SV16
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 66 75 77 69 44 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
29.6% Poor
Read 36.5
Write 51.7
Mixed 29
SusWrite 66.6
34% 45.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.2
42% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 29.6%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
68.6% Good
MC Read 26
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 22.6
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.6
SC Write 20.8
SC Mixed 13.8
43% 15.1 GB/s
Latency 78.8
51% 78.8 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,167 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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