Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	133% 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.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '18 at 20:45
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 152 2-Core 296 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 788 80% 645 Pts	64-Core 818 51% 818 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.1% 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 85EA) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2775 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.71 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 203 Parallax 185 152% 191 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 184 Splatting 130 121% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,475 Write 1,085 Mixed 499 224% 1,020 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 51.6 220% 86.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,018 DQ Write 1,026 DQ Mixed 891 706% 978 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Corsair Force GS 240GB-$261 4,179 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 72GB free Firmware: 5.05A SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 201 202 203 202 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Read 316 Write 274 Mixed 266 SusWrite 202 60% 265 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 45.8 187% 71.6 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 182 160% 239 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 93%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 879GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 458 466 469 428 426 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 462 Mixed 436 SusWrite 449 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 60.5 209% 78 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 300 238% 330 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 125%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 1TB 1,239 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 927GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 120 121 122 122 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 131 Write 121 Mixed 113 SusWrite 120 90% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 171% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 101%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 3TB 414 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 121 122 124 124 125 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Read 139 Write 133 Mixed 111 SusWrite 122 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3100 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 36.9 MC Mixed 27.3 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 36.6 SC Mixed 30.2 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 50.4 79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 101%

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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 $179	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