Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics87.7% 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 Drive101% 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 13 '18 at 14:25
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 14%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Memory 91.6
1-Core 119
2-Core 224
83% 145 Pts
4-Core 471
8-Core 650
71% 560 Pts
64-Core 651
40% 651 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Lighting 111
Reflection 114
Parallax 94.1
90% 106 fps
MRender 98.5
Gravity 101
Splatting 102
83% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor M8Pe NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$114
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.06 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 1,083
Write 315
Mixed 446
134% 615 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 74.2
4K Mixed 18.4
124% 44.3 MB/s
DQ Read 42.6
DQ Write 97.8
DQ Mixed 18.3
29% 52.9 MB/s
Poor: 108%
This bench: 101%
Great: 164%
Seagate SkyHawk 1TB (2016)-$46
216GB free
Firmware: CV11 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
61.8% Good
Read 106
Write 109
Mixed 103
80% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 1.27
4K Mixed 0.19
71% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 98%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62
177GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
76.3% Very good
Read 143
Write 123
Mixed 111
94% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 2.33
4K Mixed 0.15
80% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
72.7% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 20.8
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 27.6
SC Mixed 21.6
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 80%

 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: 68% - Good Total price: $1,107
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