Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics99.7% 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 Drive64.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateJan 23 '18 at 12:45
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
97.5% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 145
2-Core 288
98% 176 Pts
4-Core 531
8-Core 804
83% 667 Pts
64-Core 807
50% 807 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.71
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
99.7% Outstanding
Lighting 127
Reflection 143
Parallax 123
104% 131 fps
MRender 99.4
Gravity 128
Splatting 108
92% 112 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SSD 256GB
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM0
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
64.8% Good
Read 492
Write 86.4
Mixed 150
52% 243 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 98.6
4K Mixed 11.8
112% 46.7 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 94
DQ Mixed 46.7
70% 137 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 127%
Seagate ST3320613AS 320GB-$30
126GB free
Firmware: CC2J
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
55.9% Above average
Read 95.5
Write 99.5
Mixed 95.6
73% 96.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 0.86
4K Mixed 0.23
65% 0.55 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 65%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$42
60GB free
Firmware: 05.0
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
35.2% Below average
Read 62.1
Write 60.3
Mixed 57.9
45% 60.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.63
4K Write 1.89
4K Mixed 0.36
101% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 35.2%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
MC Read 32.8
MC Write 32.3
MC Mixed 24.7
86% 29.9 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 33.1
SC Mixed 25.6
75% 26.4 GB/s
Latency 52.2
77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,190 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: $1,079
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