Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics85.4% 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 Drive105% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory18.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateAug 12 '20 at 17:44
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Memory 94.9
1-Core 141
2-Core 247
92% 161 Pts
4-Core 452
8-Core 669
70% 561 Pts
64-Core 714
44% 714 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
85.4% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 108
Parallax 98.6
88% 105 fps
MRender 89.7
Gravity 116
Splatting 92.4
81% 99.4 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 93 93 93 87 92 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 487
Write 400
Mixed 394
SusWrite 146
80% 357 MB/s
4K Read 42.4
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 57.2
192% 67.7 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 360
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 105%
Great: 134%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
750GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 87 76 84 90 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
57.7% Above average
Read 116
Write 120
Mixed 45.1
SusWrite 85
67% 91.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.4
80% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 112%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146
412GB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 121 120 118 124 115 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 57% Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
MC Read 33.6
MC Write 35.4
MC Mixed 28.8
93% 32.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.5
SC Write 34.3
SC Mixed 26.2
75% 26.3 GB/s
Latency 57.4
70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 91.2%
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 4,165 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia 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
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