Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics77.6% 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 Drive156% 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.
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)
Memory7.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime2.6 Days
Run DateJun 05 '21 at 12:27
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
Memory 91.2
1-Core 143
2-Core 270
94% 168 Pts
4-Core 504
8-Core 805
80% 654 Pts
64-Core 803
50% 803 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.63
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.6% Very good
Lighting 95.5
Reflection 105
Parallax 97.1
78% 99.2 fps
MRender 93.8
Gravity 95.1
Splatting 93.7
77% 94.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 160 145 142 138 137 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
156% Outstanding
Read 1,297
Write 817
Mixed 517
SusWrite 194
156% 706 MB/s
4K Read 39.1
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 49.2
183% 67.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,015
DQ Write 620
DQ Mixed 782
592% 806 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 156%
Great: 254%
Corsair CSSD-F120GB2 1TB
526GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 476 470 461 460 459 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Read 481
Write 452
Mixed 425
SusWrite 466
103% 456 MB/s
4K Read 46.7
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 62.7
208% 72.3 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 360
271% 363 MB/s
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSE.16FBD2 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2829 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
90% Outstanding
MC Read 33
MC Write 34.3
MC Mixed 28.5
91% 31.9 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 36.4
SC Mixed 28.7
81% 28.4 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 90%
Great: 99%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,161 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: 68% - Good Total price: $1,108
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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