Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% 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	218% 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	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, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	6.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '18 at 05:39
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 144 2-Core 288 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 799 85% 679 Pts	64-Core 793 49% 793 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6282) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 140 Reflection 156 Parallax 131 114% 142 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 136 Splatting 112 99% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 34GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 145 144 144 145 145 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 337 Mixed 343 SusWrite 170 73% 327 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 55.5 205% 74.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 181 185% 301 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$26 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 91GB free Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 311 352 357 356 356 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 458 Write 351 Mixed 250 SusWrite 346 79% 351 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 15 136% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 206 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 89.8 114% 199 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 86%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 586 265 264 263 261 260 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	Read 1826 Write 1,322 Mixed 535 SusWrite 316 221% 1,000 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 210 4K Mixed 56.2 255% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,077 DQ Write 1,130 DQ Mixed 897 731% 1,034 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 236%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$84 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 685GB free Firmware: M3CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 377 453 449 415 407 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 463 Mixed 437 SusWrite 422 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 62.7 206% 75.4 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 302 243% 343 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 20.4 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 21.7 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 107%

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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 $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,185x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	231x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	220x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	746x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	651x
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 $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	174x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	218x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	168x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $56Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	109x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,130

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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