Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics7.92% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive104% 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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170723
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 17 '17 at 20:24
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
Memory 93.8
1-Core 144
2-Core 288
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 563
8-Core 804
86% 683 Pts
64-Core 807
50% 807 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Asus(1043 872F) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 22.20.16.4749
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.92% Terrible
Lighting 8.27
Reflection 11.8
Parallax 7.88
7% 9.32 fps
MRender 11.7
Gravity 7.5
Splatting 16.7
10% 11.9 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.92%
Great: 7%
AMD Radeon HD 6670
MSI(1462 2506) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
5.38% Terrible
Lighting 7.13
Reflection 7.31
Parallax 6.97
6% 7.14 fps
MRender 4.9
Gravity 6.4
Splatting 5.35
5% 5.55 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.38%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
444GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 407
Mixed 419
98% 443 MB/s
4K Read 41.1
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 31.2
160% 60.5 MB/s
DQ Read 274
DQ Write 251
DQ Mixed 84.2
112% 203 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 104%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.9% Very good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 27.4
MC Mixed 20.2
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 27.6
SC Mixed 23.2
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 60.3
66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,159 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: 67% - Good Total price: $1,130
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