Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics85.9% 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 Drive37.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory7.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170723
Uptime17.8 Days
Run DateNov 05 '20 at 20:51
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
66.5% Good
Memory 76.1
1-Core 94.5
2-Core 194
69% 122 Pts
4-Core 328
8-Core 340
44% 334 Pts
64-Core 348
22% 348 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
85.9% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 119
Parallax 99.2
90% 110 fps
MRender 86
Gravity 111
Splatting 90.6
78% 95.9 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 63 51 52 50 51 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
37.6% Below average
Read 146
Write 107
Mixed 135
SusWrite 54.3
25% 111 MB/s
4K Read 9.6
4K Write 58.8
4K Mixed 23.3
76% 30.6 MB/s
DQ Read 86.3
DQ Write 125
DQ Mixed 91.7
73% 101 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 37.6%
Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
100GB free
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 104 100 100 99 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
62.7% Good
Read 117
Write 113
Mixed 63
SusWrite 101
72% 98.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 70%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$72
416GB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 86 86 85 89 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
33.3% Below average
Read 29.2
Write 68.3
Mixed 47.5
SusWrite 86.3
43% 57.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 33.3%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
62.5% Good
MC Read 23.4
MC Write 24.3
MC Mixed 20.2
65% 22.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 17.2
49% 17 GB/s
Latency 88.2
45% 88.2 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 62.5%
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 4,161 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: $1,107
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HDDRAMUSB
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