Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	83.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	21.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	6.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '18 at 22:28
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 96.3 1-Core 131 2-Core 230 88% 152 Pts	4-Core 415 8-Core 663 66% 539 Pts	64-Core 726 45% 726 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	83.1% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 110 Parallax 94.3 85% 103 fps	MRender 93.9 Gravity 95.8 Splatting 97.6 79% 95.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 482 Write 425 Mixed 358 94% 421 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 87.1 4K Mixed 49.6 170% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 230 208% 317 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2011)-$75 18,569 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 195GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 66.8 Write 71 Mixed 42.3 45% 60 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 26% Great: 63%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 55GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 6,200 Write 72 Mixed 134 1,530% 2,135 MB/s	4K Read 680 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 3.3 28,729% 228 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 101%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 771GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 117 Write 109 Mixed 60.3 116% 95.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.2 40% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 59%
WD My Book 1130 2TB 1,666 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 561GB free, PID 1130 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 65.3 Write 66.7 Mixed 52 78% 61.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 75% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 48%
WD Elements 107C 5TB 1,675 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1TB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 136 Write 146 Mixed 79.2 151% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 136% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR32GX4M4C3000C15 4x8GB 3,965 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 37.2 MC Mixed 30.9 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 35.5 SC Mixed 27.4 75% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 119%

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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 $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,186x
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	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 $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: $1,108

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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