Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics102% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161208
Uptime5.6 Days
Run DateMar 25 '19 at 17:21
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 54%
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 PC Performing below expectations (26th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Memory 95.8
1-Core 136
2-Core 242
90% 158 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 495
55% 435 Pts
64-Core 470
29% 470 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 143
Parallax 122
106% 132 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 131
Splatting 106
95% 117 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 120GB-$63
3GB free
Firmware: CS131122
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 473
Write 455
Mixed 353
95% 427 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 74.4
4K Mixed 33.3
122% 44.6 MB/s
DQ Read 323
DQ Write 354
DQ Mixed 180
179% 286 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 91%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 47 53 66 68 67 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
41.1% Average
Read 85.7
Write 57.3
Mixed 30
SusWrite 57.3
42% 57.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
105% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 41.1%
Great: 107%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB
487GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 103 118 121 119 116 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
78.2% Very good
Read 157
Write 142
Mixed 78.7
SusWrite 116
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52.7% Above average
MC Read 18.3
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 15.4
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 18
SC Mixed 17
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 54.6
73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 52.7%
Great: 105%

 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
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