Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	8.14% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.

Very high background CPU (79%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	8.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '18 at 22:27
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	79%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 147 2-Core 274 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 788 78% 638 Pts	64-Core 808 50% 808 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 872F) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4901 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.14% Terrible	Lighting 8.47 Reflection 12.2 Parallax 8.53 7% 9.74 fps	MRender 12.6 Gravity 7.6 Splatting 16.8 10% 12.3 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.14% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,882 Write 1,259 Mixed 525 268% 1,222 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 50.2 194% 72.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,139 DQ Write 1,032 DQ Mixed 798 678% 990 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 10GB free Firmware: 0009 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 454 Write 186 Mixed 221 63% 287 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 96.4 4K Mixed 15 114% 46.7 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 54.9 61% 103 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 72%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 163GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 78 71 86 92 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 103 Write 86 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 83.9 64% 86.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 192% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 85%
WD WD1001FALS-00U9B0 1TB 3,876 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 87GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 65 65 66 67 66 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Read 66 Write 65 Mixed 52 SusWrite 65.5 46% 62.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1 171% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 73%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 146 143 149 146 142 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 105 Write 123 Mixed 94.8 SusWrite 145 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.6 281% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 90%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 3.5TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 149 148 150 150 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 146 Write 148 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 149 176% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 116% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 60%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 426GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 40 42 41 41 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	21.7% Poor	Read 37.7 Write 29.5 Mixed 27.3 SusWrite 41.4 46% 34 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 104% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 21.7% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$201 13,611 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 30.9 101% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 41.1 SC Mixed 30.6 90% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 51.7 77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 103%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,190x
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	652x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	447x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	168x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	109x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,081

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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