Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	134% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '18 at 06:56
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 148 2-Core 262 96% 169 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 718 76% 608 Pts	64-Core 822 51% 822 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2777 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.71 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 197 Parallax 206 153% 197 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 185 Splatting 133 122% 151 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,418 Write 1,218 Mixed 460 228% 1,032 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 49.2 219% 86.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,033 DQ Write 1,057 DQ Mixed 856 696% 982 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Corsair Force GS 240GB-$261 4,179 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 73GB free Firmware: 5.05A SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 209 206 188 202 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 246 Write 274 Mixed 286 SusWrite 204 57% 253 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 51 190% 73.5 MB/s	DQ Read 241 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 181 148% 212 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 93%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 911GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 451 461 464 431 421 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 445 Mixed 418 SusWrite 445 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 61.3 207% 77.4 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 300 242% 343 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 125%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 1TB 1,239 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 927GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 120 119 120 122 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 130 Write 121 Mixed 111 SusWrite 119 89% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 101%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 3TB 414 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 122 119 122 124 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 101 Write 110 Mixed 89 SusWrite 120 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3100 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 27.4 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 37.1 SC Mixed 27.6 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 51.2 78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 101%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 105%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 90%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO - $229

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,186x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	231x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	220x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	746x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	651x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	446x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	210x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	186x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	174x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	219x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	168x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	109x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,108

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16