Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics78.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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)
Memory8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime3.7 Days
Run DateNov 13 '21 at 17:46
Run Duration282 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
Memory 90.7
1-Core 153
2-Core 297
98% 180 Pts
4-Core 526
8-Core 833
84% 679 Pts
64-Core 833
52% 833 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.9% Very good
Lighting 96
Reflection 108
Parallax 111
78% 105 fps
MRender 95.6
Gravity 96.9
Splatting 99.9
80% 97.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
225GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 3,494
Write 7,482
Mixed 697
874% 3,891 MB/s
4K Read 655
4K Write 388
4K Mixed 202
1,457% 415 MB/s
DQ Read 1588
DQ Write 1,069
DQ Mixed 1,194
928% 1,284 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
146GB free
Firmware: Z22000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 365 364 366 365 366 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Read 481
Write 361
Mixed 256
SusWrite 364
82% 366 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 15.5
119% 50.6 MB/s
DQ Read 185
DQ Write 301
DQ Mixed 88.7
111% 192 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 86%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 175 181 177 179 177 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 174
Mixed 29.8
SusWrite 177
101% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.5
146% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 103%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
MC Read 30.1
MC Write 31.3
MC Mixed 26.1
83% 29.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 32.4
SC Mixed 26.4
73% 25.7 GB/s
Latency 66.2
60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 88%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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