Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.11% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive92.3% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 13 '19 at 02:53
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Memory 97.8
1-Core 133
2-Core 266
93% 165 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 413
60% 442 Pts
64-Core 308
19% 308 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Asus(1043 872F) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
7.11% Terrible
Lighting 7.07
Reflection 11
Parallax 7.66
6% 8.56 fps
MRender 10.1
Gravity 7.3
Splatting 16.3
10% 11.2 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.11%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 229 201 171 138 98 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
Read 378
Write 355
Mixed 327
SusWrite 198
71% 314 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 88.1
4K Mixed 49.5
159% 56.5 MB/s
DQ Read 366
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 339
256% 343 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 124%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
12GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 132 130 128 127 133 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
59.9% Above average
Read 78.7
Write 102
Mixed 57.2
SusWrite 130
67% 91.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.7
165% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 59.9%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.7% Average
MC Read 19.9
MC Write 16.4
MC Mixed 15.5
49% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 5
SC Write 11.8
SC Mixed 10.7
26% 9.17 GB/s
Latency 46.7
86% 46.7 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 102%

 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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