Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics60.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive42.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS IX HERO  (all builds)
Memory29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161108
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 03 '19 at 21:47
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$110
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Memory 92.1
1-Core 112
2-Core 219
81% 141 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 414
56% 418 Pts
64-Core 407
25% 407 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.5% Good
Lighting 74.8
Reflection 76.3
Parallax 66.4
61% 72.5 fps
MRender 71.5
Gravity 71.5
Splatting 74.4
60% 72.5 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SBBU240G1122 240GB
182GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3106000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 71 102 97 87 92 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
42.5% Average
Read 344
Write 80
Mixed 42.2
SusWrite 92
30% 140 MB/s
4K Read 16.3
4K Write 32.9
4K Mixed 14.7
61% 21.3 MB/s
DQ Read 147
DQ Write 61.5
DQ Mixed 27.2
41% 78.7 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 42.5%
Great: 66%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 145 150 151 145 151 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Read 152
Write 146
Mixed 21.6
SusWrite 147
84% 116 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.6
151% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 107%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 32GB
12GB free, PID 6545
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.1 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.5 5.6 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
8.08% Terrible
Read 21.9
Write 17.7
Mixed 14.9
SusWrite 5.6
19% 15 MB/s
4K Read 5.2
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 1.1
84% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 8.08%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
80.3% Excellent
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 30.7
MC Mixed 25.1
81% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 24.3
72% 25.2 GB/s
Latency 64
62% 64 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 80.3%
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 4,160 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: $1,116
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