Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics81.9% 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 Drive81.2% 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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161228
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 05 '18 at 22:16
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$95
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Memory 95.6
1-Core 113
2-Core 223
83% 144 Pts
4-Core 436
8-Core 436
58% 436 Pts
64-Core 435
27% 435 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.9% Excellent
Lighting 103
Reflection 111
Parallax 94.7
84% 103 fps
MRender 95.9
Gravity 93.3
Splatting 97.6
78% 95.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SUV300S37A120G 120GB
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM11.K Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Read 521
Write 337
Mixed 460
98% 439 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 78.7
4K Mixed 11.6
100% 39.6 MB/s
DQ Read 313
DQ Write 208
DQ Mixed 12.4
76% 178 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 83%
Kingston SUV300S37A120G 1TB
296GB free
Firmware: 01.01B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
37.1% Below average
Read 64.8
Write 64
Mixed 64.7
49% 64.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 1.85
4K Mixed 0.29
84% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 37.1%
Great: 64%
WD WD5000YS-01MPB1 400GB
223GB free
Firmware: 07.02E07 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
31.3% Below average
Read 51.6
Write 57
Mixed 50.2
40% 52.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.37
4K Write 1.66
4K Mixed 0.34
84% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 31.3%
Great: 38%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3001 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
57.2% Above average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 20.1
MC Mixed 16.9
55% 19.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 19.6
SC Mixed 18.9
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 55.2
72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 103%

 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%
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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
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