Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics89.3% 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 Drive90.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime9.8 Days
Run DateJun 06 '22 at 21:12
Run Duration201 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Memory 95.8
1-Core 138
2-Core 276
95% 170 Pts
4-Core 452
8-Core 749
73% 600 Pts
64-Core 754
47% 754 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Zotac(19DA 1396) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1607 MHz, MLim: 1805 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.77
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Lighting 114
Reflection 124
Parallax 110
93% 116 fps
MRender 104
Gravity 107
Splatting 92.4
82% 101 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Geil ZENITH R3_240GB 240GB
149GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0510E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 90 78 78 76 80 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
Read 463
Write 404
Mixed 364
SusWrite 111
75% 336 MB/s
4K Read 28.6
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 47.9
164% 62.6 MB/s
DQ Read 310
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 234
199% 289 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 103%
Seagate BUP BL 4TB
149GB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 122 125 127 126 124 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
62.4% Good
Read 92.2
Write 116
Mixed 70.4
SusWrite 124
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 0.6
182% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 62.4%
Great: 67%
WD WD5000AVVS-63H0B1 500GB
510GB free
Firmware: 05.04C06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 65 64 64 67 64 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
37.5% Below average
Read 65.7
Write 54.2
Mixed 41.3
SusWrite 64.5
42% 56.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 37.5%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
MC Read 34.7
MC Write 35.1
MC Mixed 27.3
92% 32.4 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 43.2
SC Mixed 30.7
91% 31.8 GB/s
Latency 54.5
73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,163 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: $1,107
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair 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
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback