Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% 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	84.5% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '17 at 04:02
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (73^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-$230 712,312 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)	98% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 160 2-Core 305 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 875 87% 710 Pts	64-Core 884 55% 884 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98% 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 85F1) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2775 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 385.41 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 184 Parallax 190 143% 183 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 171 Splatting 126 114% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 178GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5379 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1615 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 253 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2490432 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 220 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 62 (F1) Unknown 100 100 14096	84.5% Excellent	Read 521 Write 359 Mixed 358 91% 413 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 82.4 4K Mixed 10.2 109% 42.4 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 44.7 90% 183 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 97%
Toshiba OCZ TL100 240GB-$56 10,555 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 91GB free Firmware: SBFZ10.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1703 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 593 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 197 197 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 120 (C2) HDA temperature 68 51 210454315040 (F1) Unknown 100 100 90767	91.9% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 436 Mixed 484 107% 480 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 93.8 4K Mixed 12.8 129% 49.4 MB/s	DQ Read 42.2 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 12.5 61% 129 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 518GB free Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 73185816 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3941 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 80 60 105872616 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 6646 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1913 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 10 (BD) vendor-specific 94 94 6 (BE) vendor-specific 64 57 622657572 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 204 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 9944 (C2) HDA temperature 36 43 34359738404 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 19653770352040 (F1) Unknown 100 253 59512067424 (F2) Unknown 100 253 997909457150	103% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 175 Mixed 163 131% 174 MB/s	4K Read 0.84 4K Write 1.82 4K Mixed 0.19 90% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 371GB free Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 72763552 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 48 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 63 60 2026022 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 159 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 49 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 57 622723108 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 2 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 82 (C2) HDA temperature 36 43 64424509476 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 77811922501903 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2725626758 (F2) Unknown 100 253 32811111741	76.5% Very good	Read 109 Write 157 Mixed 128 99% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.94 4K Write 5.27 4K Mixed 0.94 242% 2.38 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 111%
WD My Passport 07A8 500GB 1,257 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 126GB free, PID 07a8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	33.7% Below average	Read 75.6 Write 73.9 Mixed 56.1 86% 68.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 2.12 4K Mixed 0.16 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 2x8GB 22,335 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	85.5% Excellent	MC Read 31 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 26.4 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 34.5 SC Mixed 26 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 88%

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

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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 $90Bench 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 $295	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