Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 155% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 135% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	152% 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	330% 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '18 at 23:10
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$241 712,312 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)	101% Outstanding	Memory 98.2 1-Core 159 2-Core 319 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 563 8-Core 856 88% 709 Pts	64-Core 876 54% 876 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% 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: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	152% Outstanding	Lighting 237 Reflection 190 Parallax 194 193% 207 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 167 Splatting 120 110% 137 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 255GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1665 1693 1665 1682 1717 1416 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	330% Outstanding	Read 2,476 Write 1,743 Mixed 921 SusWrite 1,640 378% 1,695 MB/s	4K Read 52.9 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 75.3 267% 99.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,101 DQ Write 1,102 DQ Mixed 1007 783% 1,070 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 330% Great: 353%
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK2T0TBN 2TB 5,114 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 424GB free Firmware: M0MU031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 480 473 479 295 252 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 128 Write 456 Mixed 370 SusWrite 409 78% 341 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 42.2 153% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 300 228% 304 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 101%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 6,967 User benchmarks, average bench 225% 169GB free Firmware: CXY7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1109 1106 1109 1120 1091 1037 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 1,294 Write 1092 Mixed 942 SusWrite 1,095 248% 1,106 MB/s	4K Read 60.6 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 84.1 287% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,159 DQ Write 1,112 DQ Mixed 1,125 848% 1,132 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 294%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 131 129 128 125 122 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 155 Write 154 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 127 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 0.6 210% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 121%

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 @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	MC Read 44.8 MC Write 45.8 MC Mixed 37.3 122% 42.6 GB/s	SC Read 25.1 SC Write 49.6 SC Mixed 36.7 106% 37.1 GB/s	Latency 45.3 88% 45.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 115%

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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 $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 $92Bench 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