Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 145% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	144% 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	292% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171225
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 09 '18 at 23:57
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th 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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 143 2-Core 296 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 828 86% 690 Pts	64-Core 833 52% 833 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 100% 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: 391.5 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	144% Outstanding	Lighting 227 Reflection 165 Parallax 172 185% 188 fps	MRender 102 Gravity 148 Splatting 101 95% 117 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 6,967 User benchmarks, average bench 225% 183GB free Firmware: CXY7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	279% Outstanding	Read 2,571 Write 1,363 Mixed 1,490 398% 1,808 MB/s	4K Read 54.7 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 57.4 216% 74.8 MB/s	DQ Read 682 DQ Write 515 DQ Mixed 33.8 179% 410 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 279% Great: 294%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 341GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 2,947 Write 1,837 Mixed 1,846 488% 2,210 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 37.3 195% 74.8 MB/s	DQ Read 52 DQ Write 157 DQ Mixed 37.6 48% 82.1 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 353%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 12TB 454 User benchmarks, average bench 202% 7.5TB free Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	177% Outstanding	Read 337 Write 282 Mixed 261 220% 293 MB/s	4K Read 1.89 4K Write 2.74 4K Mixed 0.38 171% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 177% Great: 285%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 801GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 172 2308 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4082 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 4371 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1328 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 39 605814816 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 660 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 197 197 10889 (C2) HDA temperature 111 82 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	84.6% Excellent	Read 150 Write 144 Mixed 141 109% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.18 4K Write 2.16 4K Mixed 0.2 112% 1.18 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 109%
SanDisk Ultra 64GB 3,958 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 48GB free, PID 5590 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 140 Write 67.1 Mixed 99.7 120% 102 MB/s	4K Read 5.18 4K Write 2.14 4K Mixed 1.41 140% 2.91 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C15 2x16GB 1,959 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 40.7 MC Write 41.8 MC Mixed 34.1 111% 38.9 GB/s	SC Read 23.5 SC Write 44.4 SC Mixed 33.8 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 47 85% 47 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 115%

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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 $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