Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	53.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	88% 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 (17%). 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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171225
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '18 at 01:58
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	17%

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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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 135 2-Core 268 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 724 74% 597 Pts	64-Core 720 45% 720 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3287) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (88^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (66 fps cap detected)	53.8% Above average	Lighting 66.3 Reflection 65.1 Parallax 55.9 54% 62.4 fps	MRender 66.7 Gravity 64.7 Splatting 64.5 53% 65.3 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme II 120GB-$130 2,462 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: R1311 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 16864 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 4178 (A6) Unknown 100 100 365 (A7) Unknown 100 100 24 (A8) Unknown 100 100 596 (A9) Unknown 100 100 244 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 460 (AE) Unknown 100 100 414 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 69 139 597001240607 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 3873 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 59061 (F1) Unknown 253 253 20326 (F2) Unknown 253 253 24611 (F3) Unknown 100 100 0	88% Excellent	Read 480 Write 299 Mixed 295 79% 358 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 96.9 4K Mixed 24 133% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 54.6 97% 191 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 101%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 7GB free Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 2,705 Write 1,146 Mixed 1,316 377% 1,722 MB/s	4K Read 55.7 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 41.6 199% 71.2 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 129 143% 245 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 236%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 528GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 134 123 6283 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 9230 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 72 72 20570 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 5777 (C0) Power-off retract count 198 198 2008 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 140 140 181199 (C2) HDA temperature 114 99 33 (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	48.4% Average	Read 91.4 Write 77.3 Mixed 86.9 64% 85.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 1.33 4K Mixed 0.2 68% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3067 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 32.8 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 42.1 SC Mixed 31.2 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 49.6 81% 49.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

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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 $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,189x
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	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: $1,107

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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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