Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	126% 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	136% 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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	14.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 26 '18 at 17:54
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (85^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-$230 712,312 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 (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 157 2-Core 315 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 625 8-Core 870 94% 748 Pts	64-Core 866 54% 866 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 194 Parallax 173 142% 180 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 170 Splatting 124 113% 139 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$69 11,475 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 334 246 197 171 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 1,002 Write 273 Mixed 696 SusWrite 227 121% 549 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 58.4 204% 74.5 MB/s	DQ Read 632 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 183 195% 337 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 185%
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$194 3,881 User benchmarks, average bench 158% 299GB free Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1037 1080 1142 1092 1109 1121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	210% Outstanding	Read 1,023 Write 1,012 Mixed 800 SusWrite 1,097 222% 983 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 58.5 204% 74.4 MB/s	DQ Read 996 DQ Write 749 DQ Mixed 508 479% 751 MB/s
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 211%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 878GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 431 441 434 437 438 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 460 Mixed 438 SusWrite 437 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 65.7 227% 84.1 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2TB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 174 176 175 175 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 132 Write 102 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 174 85% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 2.3 396% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 3,531 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3395 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 41.5 MC Mixed 35.8 112% 39 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 34.9 100% 35 GB/s	Latency 49.8 80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 129%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,209x
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	751x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	654x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	448x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	220x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	169x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	109x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,086

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16