Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '18 at 00:49
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (57^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-$247 712,312 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 (99^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 151 2-Core 242 94% 163 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 822 82% 668 Pts	64-Core 762 47% 762 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.9% 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 85E4) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 182 Reflection 198 Parallax 182 149% 187 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 182 Splatting 130 118% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$104 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,477 Write 1,287 Mixed 1,035 350% 1,599 MB/s	4K Read 60.1 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 81.6 282% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 973 DQ Write 1080 DQ Mixed 1,007 764% 1,020 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$79 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 117GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 100 123 153 117 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	76% Very good	Read 150 Write 87.5 Mixed 31 SusWrite 115 69% 95.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.6 103% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$79 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 407GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 97 99 96 99 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 94.5 Write 51 Mixed 29 SusWrite 96.7 49% 67.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 83% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 114%

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 @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 35.3 MC Mixed 26.2 93% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 33.5 SC Mixed 23.6 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 52.6 76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 101%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical MAXIMUS IX HERO Builds (Compare 4,218 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $247Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,233x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	231x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	221x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	757x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	658x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	452x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	214x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $140Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	187x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	176x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	221x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	172x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	110x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,091

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16