Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	87.4% 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 Drive	114% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161011
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '18 at 03:56
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	40%

Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Memory 85.5 1-Core 89.4 2-Core 165 68% 113 Pts	4-Core 263 8-Core 267 35% 265 Pts	64-Core 262 16% 262 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 117 Parallax 98 90% 108 fps	MRender 96.2 Gravity 103 Splatting 104 83% 101 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 192GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 284 289 291 293 275 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 451 Mixed 376 SusWrite 304 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 59.4 191% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 345 261% 350 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 134%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 796GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 121 124 124 123 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 135 Write 134 Mixed 120 SusWrite 124 95% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 76%
Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 1TB-$28 10,651 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 931GB free Firmware: GKAOAB0A SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 81 82 82 82 82 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 79.5 Write 81.8 Mixed 41.3 SusWrite 82.1 52% 71.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU32GX4M4A2666C16 4x8GB 853 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	66.6% Good	MC Read 23.3 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 20.1 66% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 20.7 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 115%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,164 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 105%

UFO

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 90%

Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO - $229

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,189x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	231x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	220x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	746x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	652x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	446x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	210x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	186x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	174x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	219x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	168x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	109x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,107

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16