Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	120% 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.
Boot Drive	112% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	29.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161228
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 01 '17 at 17:49
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 98.8 1-Core 160 2-Core 319 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 637 8-Core 890 96% 764 Pts	64-Core 890 55% 890 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6183) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2769 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.33 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 168 Parallax 157 134% 163 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 154 Splatting 119 108% 133 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 135GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 2924 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1877 (B1) Unknown 99 99 4 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 48 31 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 1 (EB) Unknown 99 99 845 (F1) Unknown 99 99 4413343277	97.7% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 402 Mixed 419 98% 440 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 28.3 156% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 40.3 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 29.2 63% 120 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 134%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 117GB free Firmware: BXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	235% Outstanding	Read 2,081 Write 1,431 Mixed 1,526 372% 1,679 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 31.4 201% 87.2 MB/s	DQ Read 37.9 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 27.8 49% 89.9 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 235% Great: 283%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 3280 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1937 (B1) Unknown 99 99 12 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 48 32 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 879 (F1) Unknown 99 99 13394982190	112% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 402 Mixed 410 97% 437 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 42.4 172% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 27.7 104% 233 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 134%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 25GB free Firmware: 521ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 120 120 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 807453864786 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1637 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 767 (B1) Unknown 0 0 3 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 27 44 64427393051 (C2) HDA temperature 27 44 64427393051 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 11045 (EA) Unknown 0 0 10111 (F1) Unknown 0 0 10111 (F2) Unknown 0 0 12832	44.3% Average	Read 176 Write 118 Mixed 138 32% 144 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 97.8 4K Mixed 9.15 97% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 22.1 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 8.59 22% 44 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3866 C18 4x8GB 1,063 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	124% Outstanding	MC Read 46.1 MC Write 47.2 MC Mixed 37.3 124% 43.5 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 51.9 SC Mixed 37.5 110% 38.6 GB/s	Latency 42 95% 42 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 134%

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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 $134	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