Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics104% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive57.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory7.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateSep 28 '20 at 04:02
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Memory 84.1
1-Core 139
2-Core 246
87% 156 Pts
4-Core 460
8-Core 688
71% 574 Pts
64-Core 702
43% 702 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
EVGA(3842 3172) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 126
Parallax 137
108% 132 fps
MRender 157
Gravity 119
Splatting 95.2
98% 124 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 104%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 38 36 35 30 24 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
57.8% Above average
Read 397
Write 80.5
Mixed 66.3
SusWrite 34.5
31% 145 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 55.5
4K Mixed 27.9
105% 36.6 MB/s
DQ Read 284
DQ Write 58.7
DQ Mixed 87.1
86% 143 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
502GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 152 155 154 155 152 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 135
Mixed 83.2
SusWrite 153
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2A2666C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
54.8% Above average
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 19.3
MC Mixed 17.6
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 13.1
SC Mixed 16.6
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 73.2
55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 94%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,165 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: $1,081
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